Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (born September 18, 1739 in Paris , France , † February 13, 1821 there ) was a French painter and draftsman .
Life
Lagrenée, also known as the younger , learned some of his skills from his older brother Louis Jean François Lagrenée . With this he traveled to Russia from 1760 to 1762 . From 1763 to 1768 he was a laureate of the Prix de Rome and lived and worked in the Roman Académie de France à Rome .
In 1769 Lagrenée was accepted by the Parisian Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , but he did not become a full member until 1775. His masterpiece was the Plafond de l'Hiver in the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre .
The painter was buried in Section 49 of the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris .
Works
- 1783: Allégorie relative à l'établissement du Museum dans la grande galerie du Louvre , oil on canvas, Louvre , Paris.
- Le repos en Égypte , Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet church , 5th arrondissement (Paris) .
- Moïse sauvé des eaux , Magnin Museum , Dijon , Côte-d'Or department , France.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lagrenée, Jean-Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1739 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1821 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |