Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
29 August 1780 Montauban, Languedoc, France
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| Died | 14 January 1867 (aged 86) |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
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Notable work
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Louis-François Bertin, 1832 The Turkish Bath, 1862 |
| Movement | Neoclassicism |
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (born August 29, 1780 – died January 14, 1867) was a famous French painter. He was part of the Neoclassical art movement. Ingres saw himself as a "history painter." This meant he wanted to paint big scenes from history, myths, or the Bible.
Even though he loved history painting, his portraits are what he is most famous for today. His unique style, which sometimes stretched shapes and spaces, helped inspire later modern art artists like Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse.
Early Life of Ingres
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was born in Montauban, France. His father was an artist too. He taught young Ingres how to paint, sculpt, and even play the violin. Ingres was very good at music, and people loved his violin performances.
In 1791, he joined the Royal Academy of Arts in Toulouse. There, he studied painting and sculpture. From a young age, Ingres knew he wanted to be a history painter. This was seen as the most important type of painting. He wanted to show heroes from history and mythology. He hoped his paintings would be as great as famous books and ideas.
Ingres's Later Years and Death
Ingres passed away from pneumonia on January 14, 1867. He was 86 years old. He was buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. His student, Jean-Marie Bonnassieux, sculpted his tomb.
Ingres gave many of his artworks to his hometown museum in Montauban. This included many paintings, over 4,000 drawings, and even his violin. This museum is now called the Musée Ingres.
Images for kids
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Self-portrait at age 24, 1804
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Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, 1806, a grand portrait of Napoleon.
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Medallion portrait of Julie Forestier, 1806, a detailed small portrait.
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Romulus' Victory Over Acron (1811), showing a scene from ancient Rome.
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Virgil reading The Aeneid before Augustus, Livia and Octavia (1812), a scene with the famous Roman poet Virgil.
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Self-Portrait, 1822, showing Ingres as an older artist.
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The Vow of Louis XIII (1824), a religious painting for a cathedral.
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The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorian (1834), a dramatic historical painting.
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The Illness of Antiochus (1840), a painting about love and illness.
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Self-Portrait at Seventy-Eight (1858), one of his last self-portraits.
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Mme Victor Baltard and Her Daughter, Paule, 1836, a lovely drawing.
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Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Gertrude Stein, 1906. Picasso was influenced by Ingres.
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Portrait of Marie-Françoise Rivière (1805–06), a famous early portrait.
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Portrait of Charles Marcotte (1810), a detailed portrait of a man.
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Portrait of Monsieur Bertin (1832), a powerful and well-known portrait.
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Portrait of Comtesse d'Haussonville (1845), a beautiful portrait of a countess.
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Portrait of Baronne de Rothschild (1848), a portrait of a wealthy woman.
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The violinist Niccolò Paganini (1819), a drawing of the famous musician.
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Study for the portrait of the Vicomtesse d'Haussonville (circa 1844), a sketch before the final painting.
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Academic Study of a Male Torso, 1801, a study of the human body.
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Self-Portrait, 1804, revised c. 1850, an early self-portrait.
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Madame Duvaucey, 1807, another elegant portrait.
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Mademoiselle Jeanne-Suzanne-Catherine Gonin, 1821, a portrait of a young woman.
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The Princesse de Broglie, 1853, a stunning portrait of a princess.
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Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII, 1854, a historical painting of Joan of Arc.
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Mme. Moitessier, 1856, a famous portrait of a seated woman.
See also
In Spanish: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres para niños
