Charles Errard
Charles Errard II (before 1607 ; † 1689 in Rome ) was a French painter , engraver and architect of the Baroque era . He was co-founder and director of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (1648). Jean-Baptiste Colbert , Louis XIV's minister, commissioned him to found the Académie de France à Rome (1666), now in the Villa Medici .
Life
Charles Errard was the son of Charles Errard (the Elder), a court painter to Louis XIII. , born and trained as a painter by his father. His long career as an artist in France was interrupted by several stays in Rome. In 1625, with a royal scholarship, and in 1627 he stayed in Rome to study with his father . He drew ancient works of art such as figures, busts, reliefs, ornaments and the Trajan Column , as well as contemporary buildings. Soon he enjoyed the reputation of a brilliant draftsman.
After his return to Paris he worked for various French art lovers and collectors, including a. for the brothers Paul Fréart de Chantelou and Roland Fréart de Chambray . During another stay in Rome he met Poussin and his patron Cassiano dal Pozzo , for whom he painted two pictures. In 1651 he made engravings after Poussin's illustrations for Leonardo da Vinci's Trattato della Pittura . After being appointed decorator of the royal palaces, he was commissioned to paint the Louvre , the palaces in Fontainebleau (the Queen Mother's apartment), Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Versailles . He also worked as a stage painter for the opera.
Another focus of his activity was working as a copper engraver. He illustrated a. a. the Vite des Bellori and an anatomical atlas for the scholarship holders of the Académie de France in Rome, one of the very first anatomy books for artists. Errard was a co-founder of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, which appointed him director in 1657. Rivalries with Lebrun prompted him to make another trip to Rome, which he undertook with twelve scholarship holders to found the Académie de France à Rome on behalf of his sponsor, the French Minister Colbert . In 1673 and 1675 he was elected Principe dell ' Accademia di San Luca . After Colbert's death († 1683), he resigned from his offices.
Charles Errard died in Rome in 1689 at the age of 62 and was buried in the church of Santa Trinità dei Monti .
Web links
- Works by and about Charles Errard in the German Digital Library
- Charles Errard at Google Arts & Culture
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Errard, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Charles Errard II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1607 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1689 |
| Place of death | Rome |