Henri Léopold Lévy
Henri Léopold Lévy (born September 23, 1840 in Paris , † December 29, 1904 there ) was a French painter.
Life
Lévy came from a family of artisans, his father was a sought-after interior designer. He attended the École des Beaux-Arts (EBA) and was there a. a. Student of Alexandre Cabanel , Eugène Fromentin and François-Édouard Picot . With the support of his teachers, Lévy was able to successfully debut in 1865 at the major annual exhibition of the Salon de Paris . His exhibited work " Hécube retrouve au bord de la mer le corps de son fils Polydore " was awarded a gold medal.
Henri-Léopold Lévy died at the age of 64 on December 29, 1904 in Paris, where he found his final resting place.
Honors
- 1872 Knight of the Legion of Honor
Works (selection)
- Oil paintings
- Hécube retrouve au bord de la me le corps de son fils Polydore . 1865.
- Joas sauvé du massacre des petits-fils d ' Athalie . 1867.
- Hébreu captif pleurant sur les ruines de Jerusalem . 1869.
- Hérodiade . 1872.
- Samson et Dalila . 1899.
- Mural
- Cycle from the life of Dionysius of Paris in the church of St-Merry ( 4th arrondissement ).
- Couronnement de Charlemagne in the Panthéon (Paris) .
- L'étude pour les gloires de la Bourgogne in the Ducal Palace, Dijon .
literature
- Emmanuel Bénézit (ed.): Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays . New edition Grund, Paris 1999ff.
- Michèle Linen: L'œuvre décorative d'Henri-Léopold Lévy . Dissertation, University of Strasbourg 1997.
Web links
Commons : Henri-Léopold Lévy - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ brooklynmuseum.org accessed 18 October 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lévy, Henri Léopold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lévy, Henri-Léopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1904 |
| Place of death | Paris |