Jules Eugène Lenepveu
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Jules Eugène Lenepveu Boussaroque de Lafont, known as Jules Eugène Lenepveu (1819 - 16 October 1898, Paris) was a French painter.
Born at Angers
, he studied at the école des Beaux-Arts, and later he was a pupil of François-Édouard Picot
in Paris. He entered the École nationale
. After winning the Prix de Rome
, he went to Rome to complete his education. He became famous for his vast historical canvasses, including the ceilings of the Opéra de Paris (1869-1871 - imitated by a Marc Chagall
work), and of the theatre at Angers (1871). He was director of the French Academy in Rome
from 1873 to 1878.
In 1900, 2 years after his death, a monument to him was put up in the courtyard of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, and a pedestrianised street in Angers was later named after him.
Born at Angers
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
, he studied at the école des Beaux-Arts, and later he was a pupil of François-Édouard Picot
François-Édouard Picot
François-Edouard Picot was a French painter during the July Monarchy, painting mythological, religious and historical subjects.-Life:Born in Paris, Picot won the Prix de Rome painting scholarship in 1813...
in Paris. He entered the École nationale
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
. After winning the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
, he went to Rome to complete his education. He became famous for his vast historical canvasses, including the ceilings of the Opéra de Paris (1869-1871 - imitated by a Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall Art critic Robert Hughes referred to Chagall as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century."According to art historian Michael J...
work), and of the theatre at Angers (1871). He was director of the French Academy in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
from 1873 to 1878.
In 1900, 2 years after his death, a monument to him was put up in the courtyard of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, and a pedestrianised street in Angers was later named after him.
Works
- The martyrs in the catacombs, 1855, Musée d'OrsayMusée d'OrsayThe Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture,...
, oil on canvas, - The Muses, 1872, Musée d'Orsay, ceiling painting,
- Joan of Arc as shepherdess, 1886 to 1890, PanthéonPantheon-Mythology:* Pantheon , the set of gods belonging to a particular mythology* Pantheon * Pantheon, Rome, now a Catholic church, once a temple to the gods of ancient Rome* Any temple dedicated to an entire pantheon-Other buildings:...
, - Joan of Arc in armour before Orléans, 1886 to 1890, Panthéon de Paris,
- Joan of Arc at the stake in Rouen, 1886 to 1890, Panthéon de Paris,
- Joan of Arc at Rheims for the coronation of king Charles VII, 1886 to 1890, Panthéon de Paris,
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