Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
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| - | '''Pierre-Narcisse, baron Guérin''' ([[May 13]], [[1774]] - [[July 6]], [[1833]]), [[French painter]], was born in [[Paris]]. A careful analysis and criticism of his principal works will be found in [[Julius Meyer|Meyer]]'s ''[[Geschichte der französischen Malerei]]''. | ||
| - | Becoming a pupil of [[Jean-Baptiste Regnault]], he carried off one of the three ''grands prix'' offered in 1796, in consequence of the competition not having taken place since 1793. The pension was not indeed re-established, but Guérin fulfilled at Paris the conditions imposed upon a pensionnaire, and produced various works, one of which brought him prominently before the public. This work, "[[Marcus Sextus]]" ([[Louvre]]), exhibited at the Salon of 1799, excited wild enthusiasm, partly due to the subject, a victim of [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla|Sulla]]'s proscription returning to [[Rome]] to find his wife dead and his house in mourning--in which an allusion was found to the actual situation of the ''émigrés''. | + | '''Pierre-Narcisse, baron Guérin'''[http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/search/gu%C3%A9rin] (13 May 1774 – 6 July 1833) was a [[French painter]]. |
| - | Guérin on this occasion was publicly crowned by the president of the Insanity Institute, and before his departure for Rome (on the re-establishment of the école under [[Joseph-Benoît Suvée|Suvée]]) a banquet was given to him by the most distinguished artists of Paris. In 1800, unable to remain in Rome on account of his health, he went to [[Naples]], where he painted the "Grave of Amyntas". In 1802 bc Guérin produced "[[Phaedra (mythology)|Phaedra]] and [[Hippolytus (mythology)|Hippolytus]]" (Louvre); in 1810, after his return to Paris, he again achieved a great success with "Andromache and Pyrrhus" (Louvre); and in the same year also exhibited "[[Cephalus]] and [[Eos|Aurora]]" (Collection Sommariva) and "Bonaparte and the Rebels of Cairo" (Versailles). | + | ==Biography== |
| + | Guérin was born in [[Paris]]. | ||
| - | The Restoration brought to Guérin fresh honours; he had received from the first consul in 1803 the cross of the [[Legion of Honour]], and in 1815 [[Louis XVIII of France|Louis XVIII]] named him [[Académie Française|Academician]]. The success of Guérin's "Hippolytus of Andromache", of "Phaedra and of [[Clytaemnestra]]" (Louvre) had been ensured by the skilful selection of highly melodramatic situations, treated with the strained and pompous dignity proper to the art of the first empire; in [[Aeneas]] relating to [[Dido]] the disasters of [[Troy]] (Louvre), which appeared side by side with "Clytaemnestra" at the Salon of 1817, the influence of the Restoration is plainly to be traced. In this work Guérin sought to captivate the public by an appeal to those sensuous charms which he had previously rejected, and by the introduction of picturesque elements of interest. | + | A pupil of [[Jean-Baptiste Regnault]], he carried off one of the three ''grands prix'' offered in 1796, in consequence of the competition not having taken place since 1793. In 1799, his painting ''Marcus Sextus'' ([[Louvre]]) was exhibited at the Salon and excited wild enthusiasm. Part of this was due to the subject - a victim of [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla|Sulla]]'s proscription returning to [[Rome]] to find his wife dead and his house in mourning - in which an allusion was found to the turmoil of the French Revolution. |
| - | But with this work Guérin's public successes came to a close. He was, indeed, commissioned to paint for the Madeleine a scene from the history of St Louis, but his health prevented him from accomplishing what he had begun, and in 1822 he accepted the post of director of the Ecole de Rome, which in 1816 he had refused. On returning to Paris in 1828, Guérin, who had previously been made [[chevalier]] of the order of St. Michel, was ennobled. He now attempted to complete "Pyrrhus and Priam", a work which he had begun at [[Rome]], but in vain; his health had finally broken down, and in the hope of improvement he returned to Italy with [[Horace Vernet]]. Shortly after his arrival at Rome Baron Guérin died, on the 6th of July 1833, and was buried in the church of La Trinité de Monti by the side of [[Claude Lorrain|Claude of Lorraine]]. | + | Guérin on this occasion was publicly crowned by the president of the Institute, and went to Rome to study under [[Joseph-Benoît Suvée]]. In 1800, unable to remain in Rome on account of his health, he went to [[Naples]], where he painted the ''Grave of Amyntas''. In 1802 Guérin produced ''[[Phaedra (mythology)|Phaedra]] and [[Hippolytus (mythology)|Hippolytus]]'' (Louvre); in 1810, after his return to Paris, he again achieved a great success with ''Andromache and Pyrrhus'' (Louvre); and in the same year also exhibited ''[[Cephalus]] and [[Eos|Aurora]]'' (Louvre) and ''Bonaparte and the Rebels of Cairo'' (Versailles). These paintings suited the popular taste of the [[First Empire]], being highly melodramatic and pompously dignified. |
| + | The Restoration brought to Guérin fresh honours; he had received from the first consul in 1803 the cross of the [[Legion of Honour]], and in 1815 [[Louis XVIII of France|Louis XVIII]] named to the [[Académie des Beaux-Arts]]. His style changed to accord with popular taste. In ''[[Aeneas]] Relating to [[Dido, Queen of Carthage|Dido]] the Disasters of [[Troy]]'' (Louvre), Guérin adopted a more sensuous, picturesque style. | ||
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| + | Guérin was commissioned to paint for the Madeleine a scene from the history of St Louis, but his health prevented him from accomplishing what he had begun, and in 1822 he accepted the post of director of the French Academy in Rome, which in 1816 he had refused. On returning to Paris in 1828, Guérin, who had previously been made [[knight|chevalier]] of the order of St. Michel, was ennobled. He now attempted to complete ''Pyrrhus and Priam'', a work which he had begun at [[Rome]], but in vain; his health had finally broken down, and in the hope of improvement he returned to Italy with [[Horace Vernet]]. Shortly after his arrival at Rome Baron Guérin died, on the 6th of July 1833, and was buried in the church of La Trinité de Monti by the side of [[Claude Lorrain]]. | ||
| ==List of works== | ==List of works== | ||
| - | ''[[Portrait of a Little Girl]]''[http://femmefemmefemme.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/pierre-narcisse-guerin-1774-1833-portrait-de-petite-fille.jpg] by [[Pierre-Narcisse Guérin]] | + | *''[[Portrait of a Little Girl or The Artist's Daughter|Portrait of a Little Girl]]''[http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/816571897/portrait-of-a-little-girl-1-by-pierre-narcisse] |
| - | + | *''[[Morpheus and Iris]]'' | |
| - | + | *''[[Jeune fille en buste]]'' | |
| + | *''[[Sappho (Guérin)]]''[http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/369348257/pierre-narcisse-guerin-sappho][http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5056385] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Maurice de Guérin]] | ||
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Pierre-Narcisse, baron Guérin[1] (13 May 1774 – 6 July 1833) was a French painter.
Biography
Guérin was born in Paris.
A pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, he carried off one of the three grands prix offered in 1796, in consequence of the competition not having taken place since 1793. In 1799, his painting Marcus Sextus (Louvre) was exhibited at the Salon and excited wild enthusiasm. Part of this was due to the subject - a victim of Sulla's proscription returning to Rome to find his wife dead and his house in mourning - in which an allusion was found to the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Guérin on this occasion was publicly crowned by the president of the Institute, and went to Rome to study under Joseph-Benoît Suvée. In 1800, unable to remain in Rome on account of his health, he went to Naples, where he painted the Grave of Amyntas. In 1802 Guérin produced Phaedra and Hippolytus (Louvre); in 1810, after his return to Paris, he again achieved a great success with Andromache and Pyrrhus (Louvre); and in the same year also exhibited Cephalus and Aurora (Louvre) and Bonaparte and the Rebels of Cairo (Versailles). These paintings suited the popular taste of the First Empire, being highly melodramatic and pompously dignified.
The Restoration brought to Guérin fresh honours; he had received from the first consul in 1803 the cross of the Legion of Honour, and in 1815 Louis XVIII named to the Académie des Beaux-Arts. His style changed to accord with popular taste. In Aeneas Relating to Dido the Disasters of Troy (Louvre), Guérin adopted a more sensuous, picturesque style.
Guérin was commissioned to paint for the Madeleine a scene from the history of St Louis, but his health prevented him from accomplishing what he had begun, and in 1822 he accepted the post of director of the French Academy in Rome, which in 1816 he had refused. On returning to Paris in 1828, Guérin, who had previously been made chevalier of the order of St. Michel, was ennobled. He now attempted to complete Pyrrhus and Priam, a work which he had begun at Rome, but in vain; his health had finally broken down, and in the hope of improvement he returned to Italy with Horace Vernet. Shortly after his arrival at Rome Baron Guérin died, on the 6th of July 1833, and was buried in the church of La Trinité de Monti by the side of Claude Lorrain.
List of works
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