Henri Cain

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Henri Cain, 1882
Portrait of Henri Cain

Henri Cain (born October 11, 1857 in Paris , † November 21, 1937 there ) was a French painter , playwright and librettist .

Life

Cain came from a family of artists. His father was the sculptor Auguste-Nicolas Caïn , his grandfather the sculptor Pierre-Jules Mêne . His brother Georges Cain became known as a painter. In the course of his life he wrote around forty opera libretti, including several for Jules Massenet and several for Gustave Doret . He was also the author of several novels. As a painter he portrayed a. a. his father Auguste Cain, the singer Emma Calvé and Henri d'Orleans .

Cain was a member of the Société des Artistes français , the Société des Auteurs dramatiques and the Société des Compositeurs . He was honored as an officer in the Legion of Honor.

Dramas / libretti

Novels

  • La Vivandière
  • Mlle Risque-Tout
  • Vidocq
  • Mandarin
  • Un Roman d'amour et de l'Empereur
  • La Générale Tambour
  • Roger Bontemps

painting

  • Le Viatique dans les champs
  • Le Reveil des bergers
  • La Marche à l'étoile
  • La crèche
  • L'Or triomphant
  • Saint George et le monstre
  • Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale (portrait)
  • Léon Carvalho (portrait)
  • Auguste Cain (portrait)

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personal data
SURNAME Cain, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter, playwright and librettist
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 1937
Place of death Paris