Ary Scheffer

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Ary Scheffer. Graphic by G. Kühn and F. Ade.
Still of the artist in Dordrecht
Ary Scheffer: Portrait of Frédéric Chopin , 1847

Ary Scheffer (born February 10, 1795 in Dordrecht , Batavian Republic , † June 15, 1858 in Argenteuil , French Empire ) was a French painter of Dutch origin.

Life

Ary Scheffer was the son of the painter Jean-Baptiste Scheffer (1765–1809) and his wife, the miniature painter Cornelia Lamme . The painter Henry Scheffer was his brother. Scheffer came to The Hague with his family in 1797 and lived in Amsterdam from 1808 to 1810 .

At the age of 17, Scheffer moved to Paris in 1812 and became a student of Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin . In his studio, Scheffer was also influenced in his style by Guérin's students Théodore Géricault and Eugène Delacroix . He made his debut in the Salon of 1819 with his painting The Sacrifice of the Citizens of Calais .

Ary Scheffer died on June 15, 1858 at the age of 63. The sculptor Cornelia Scheffer (July 29, 1830 in Paris † December 20, 1899 ibid.) Is his daughter.

One student was Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi , who created the Statue of Liberty in New York.

His Paris home is now the " Musée de la Vie romantique ". Almost the entire estate of the artist is kept in the “ Museum Ary Scheffer ” in Dordrecht.

Medal portraits

  • Cast bronze medal, 135 mm, medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers (1788–1856). Literature: Svarstad 832
  • Bronze medal, 58 mm, medalist: Johan Philip van der Kellen (1831-?). Front: ARY SCHEFFER GEB. TE DORDRECHT 17 FEB. 1795 <> OVERLEDEN TE ARGENTEUIL 15 JUN. 1858 - bust with collar to the left. Back: statue in Dordrecht. Literature: Svarstad 834
  • 1860 bronze medal, 64 mm, medalist: MC de Vries jun. Literature: Svarstad 833. Front: ARY SCHEFFER GEB. TE DORDRECHT 17 (sic) FEB. 1795 <> OVERLEDEN TE Argenteuil 15 JUN. 1858. - bust with collar to l. Back: His statue in Dordrecht, Scheffersplein (see picture above right)

student

literature

  • Louis Vitet: Ary Scheffer album with a life sketch of the master and notes about his pictures . Schauer, Berlin 1861 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Ary Scheffer  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Scheffer, Ary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Dordrecht , the Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1858
Place of death Paris