Marie-Gabrielle Capet facts for kids
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Marie-Gabrielle Capet
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Self portrait in 1783, in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo
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| Born | 6 September 1761 Lyon, France
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| Died | 1 November 1818 (aged 57) Paris, France
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| Style | Neoclassicism |
Marie-Gabrielle Capet (born September 6, 1761 – died November 1, 1818) was a talented French artist. She was known for her beautiful Neoclassical paintings. Marie-Gabrielle was born in Lyon, France.
She came from a simple family. Not much is known about her early art training. In 1781, she moved to Paris. There, she became a student of the famous French painter Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. Marie-Gabrielle was very good at painting portraits. Her art included oil paintings, watercolours, and tiny miniature portraits.
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Life of Marie-Gabrielle Capet
Marie-Gabrielle Capet was born in Lyon in 1761. When she was young, she went to a public drawing school in her hometown. In France during the 1700s, the Royal Academy of Art was very important. It trained artists and showed their work. The Academy helped promote the values of the French monarchy.
Before the French Revolution, the Royal Academy of Art in Paris was the main place for official art. It only allowed four female students at a time. In 1781, when she was 20, Capet moved to Paris. She became a student of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. Labille-Guiard was a Neoclassical artist who joined the Academy in 1783.
Early Exhibitions and Art Styles
Capet showed her first artworks at the Exposition de la jeunesse in 1781 and 1783. Later, she showed her art at the Salon. The Salon was an important art show. It opened to all artists after the French Revolution.
Her art included miniature paintings, oil paintings, and pastels. People praised her work for its amazing drawing skills and use of color. Many of her pastel paintings were portraits. By 1808, she was also known as a history painter. She painted many important people. These included members of the royal family. She also painted famous people from Paris society.
Friendship and Family Life
Capet and Labille-Guiard were not just colleagues. They were also very close friends. Capet moved in with her teacher at the Louvre Museum. She stayed there until Labille-Guiard passed away.
Even after Labille-Guiard married the painter François Vincent in 1799, Capet continued to live with them. After Labille-Guiard's death, Capet lived with Vincent until he died in 1816. After his death, Capet bought their estate. Marie-Gabrielle Capet died in Paris in 1818.
Famous Works
Marie-Gabrielle Capet created many beautiful artworks. A large number of her miniature portraits are kept at The Louvre museum. This collection includes portraits of Madame Martin de Lesseps. It also has portraits of Madame Elisabeth, who was the sister of King Louis XVI. Another famous miniature is of Mademoiselle Mars.
Not many of Capet's works are widely known. However, some miniature paintings are thought to be by her. One of these is believed to be of Elisabeth-Philippine-Marie-Helene de France. She was often called Madame Elisabeth. Madame Elisabeth was also famously painted by Labille-Guiard. The unsigned miniature thought to be of Madame Elisabeth is at the Musée du Louvre. This tiny painting shows a woman in a white dress with a dark sash. The locations of other miniatures signed by Capet are not known.
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Princess Marie Adélaïde of France
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The atelier of Madame Vincent, a painting from 1808 now in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich.
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Gabrielle Marie Capet: Simon Charles Miger, 1806
See also
In Spanish: Marie Gabrielle Capet para niños
- Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
