Germain-Jean Drouais
.jpg)
Germain-Jean Drouais, painting by Catherine Lusurier
Germain-Jean Drouais [ ʒɛrˌmɛ̃ ˌʒɑ̃ druˈɛ ] (often also Jean-Germain Drouais ; born November 25, 1763 in Paris , † February 13, 1788 in Rome ) was a French painter.
Life
German-Jean Drouais was the son of the painter François-Hubert Drouais and grandson of the painter Hubert Drouais . He was one of the first students of Jacques-Louis David , whom he accompanied to Rome in 1784. This year he had already won a prize with his Canaanite woman at Christ's feet (Paris, Louvre ). The works of Dying Gladiator (1785), Marius in Minturnae as he recoils the cimber with look and speech (1786, Paris, Louvre) and Philoctetes were created in Rome . He died in Rome on February 13, 1788.
literature
- Cyrille Gabillot: Les Trois Drouais, 5th In: Gazette des Beaux-Arts 3rd Pér. 35, 1906, pp. 255-258 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Commons : Jean-Germain Drouais - Collection of Images
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drouais, Germain-Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drouais, Jean-Germain |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1763 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1788 |
| Place of death | Rome |