Napoléon Bourassa
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Napoléon Bourassa was a prominent Canadian architect, painter and writer who offices were located from Montreal, Quebec.
, he studied at Sulpicians College in Montreal. In 1848, he interned with Norbert Dumas in preparation for a legal career but then chose the paint with Theophile Hamel from 1850 to 1852.
He continued his education by visiting the European cities of Paris, Rome and Florence accompanied by painter Johann Friedrich Overbeck. After this he established his art studio in Montebello in Outaouais.
He has built the Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Montréal and the Institut Nazareth Chapel. One of his most recognized paintings is The Apotheosis of Christopher Columbus.
In 1880, he founded the Museum of Fine Arts in Canada with his fellow artists. He consulted in 1883 for the construction of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
He died August 27, 1916 in Lachenaie. His daughter Adine published his correspondence in 1929. A Fund-Napoleon Bourassa was created in his honor at the University of Ottawa.
Early life and training
Born in L'Acadie, QuebecL'Acadie, Quebec
L'Acadie is a town in the Montérégie region of Québec, Canada, on the west side of the Richelieu River, across from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. It was about 30 miles from Montreal, and about the same distance from the United States border at the head of Lake Champlain...
, he studied at Sulpicians College in Montreal. In 1848, he interned with Norbert Dumas in preparation for a legal career but then chose the paint with Theophile Hamel from 1850 to 1852.
He continued his education by visiting the European cities of Paris, Rome and Florence accompanied by painter Johann Friedrich Overbeck. After this he established his art studio in Montebello in Outaouais.
Practice
Napoleon Bourassa founded and directed the Canadian Journal and became the vice-president of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Montreal. He resided on 430 Rue Bonsecours Montreal. Bourassa has several associates who became famous, including Louis-Philippe Hébert, François-Édouard Meloche and Olindo Gratton. He also sculpted the bust of his father-in Papineau.He has built the Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Montréal and the Institut Nazareth Chapel. One of his most recognized paintings is The Apotheosis of Christopher Columbus.
In 1880, he founded the Museum of Fine Arts in Canada with his fellow artists. He consulted in 1883 for the construction of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
He died August 27, 1916 in Lachenaie. His daughter Adine published his correspondence in 1929. A Fund-Napoleon Bourassa was created in his honor at the University of Ottawa.
Works include
- Dominican convent of Saint-Hyacinthe
- Chapel of the Ladies of Sacred Heart
- Chapelle Notre Dame de Lourdes de Montréal
- Chapelle du Manoir Louis-Joseph Papienau
- St. Anne Shrine Church, Fall River, MassachusettsFall River, MassachusettsFall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
USA - Church of Montebello
- Church of Saint-Hugues
- Church of Saint-Ours
- Renovation of the Saint Hyacinthe the Confessor Cathedral of Saint-Hyacinthe, QuebecSaint-Hyacinthe, QuebecSaint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...