Eugène Devéria
Eugène Devéria (born April 22, 1805 in Paris , † February 3, 1865 in Pau ) was a French painter and the brother of Achille Devéria .
Life
Eugène Devéria learned from Girodet and first appeared in the Paris Salon of 1827 with his painting The Birth of Henri IV. He joined the romantic school and, after becoming known through some genre and church paintings, achieved through the painting of Henry IV. Birth (in the Louvre) a great triumph, but it remained his only one. They found great compositional talent, their individualized heads, hardworking execution and clear color, and Devéria has since been regarded as one of the leaders of the Romantics.
Around 1830 Devéria and his brother, the painter and lithographer Achille Devéria , belonged to the group of poets Le Cénacle around Victor Hugo . Devéria was later inspired by his collection of poems, From the Orient , as well as by Lord Byron's works.
In 1836 he retired to Pau and became a Protestant pastor, but soon turned back to art and now painted, among other things:
- The Battle of Marsaille (in the Versailles Museum),
- The unveiling of the statue of Henry IV in Pau (1846),
- The Death of Johanna Seymour (1847),
- The four Heinriche (1857),
- Stop of Spanish merchants (1859),
- Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella (1861).
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| SURNAME | Devéria, Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1865 |
| Place of death | Pau |