Celestin Nanteuil
Célestin Nanteuil (born July 11, 1813 in Rome , † September 7, 1873 in Bourron-Marlotte near Paris) was a French painter , draftsman and illustrator . His work is primarily to be assigned to romantic painting .
He came from a family of artists and began his training as a painter early (1827). His teachers included Jean Charles Langlois and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres . Around 1829 he met Victor Hugo . The acquaintance turned into a long-term friendship.
Nanteuil provided the illustrations for numerous books by Hugo, as well as for other contemporary writers such as Alexandre Dumas , Gérard de Nerval and Honoré de Balzac .
Nanteuil received medals for his works at the Paris salons of 1837, 1848 and 1861 and also at the Paris World Exhibition in 1867 . From 1848 he was director of the museum and director of the imperial school of fine arts in Dijon. He was a member of the Legion of Honor .
literature
- Marcus Osterwalder: Dictionnaire des Illustrateurs. 1800-1914 , Hubschmid & Bouret, 1983 Paris, p. 744-745.
- Janine Bailly-Herzberg: Janine, Dictionnaire de l'estampe en France 1830-1950 , Arts et Métiers Graphiques - Flammarion, 1985 Paris, p. 240.
Web links
- Célestin Nanteuil on the website of the Collections artistiques de l'ULB (Galerie Wittert)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nanteuil, Celestin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, draftsman and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1813 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1873 |
| Place of death | Bourron Marlotte near Paris |