Jules Coignet
Jules Louis Philippe Coignet (born November 2, 1798 in Paris , † April 1, 1860 there ) was a French landscape painter .
life and work
Jules Louis Philippe Coignet studied from around 1818 to 1820 with Jean-Victor Bertin , one of the leading French landscape painters at the time. He went to Italy early on and then from 1824 exhibited numerous landscapes, mostly based on Italian motifs. Repeated trips to France , then to Switzerland and Tyrol as well as to Syria and Egypt (1845) brought new motives.
Coignet executed his landscape paintings in both oil and watercolor . He also turned his attention to drawing with pen and pastel; he edited several lithographed publications of this genre, such as the Cours complet de paysages and Vues pittoresques de l'Italie dessinées d'après nature (Paris 1825). He eagerly participated in the endeavors of the French painters to develop the color more, and knew how to shape it harmoniously while preserving the object's ideal character. He kept the middle between the so-called idealists, who were merely looking for beautiful lines, and the realists , who were indifferent to motifs.
The main bloom of Coignet falls during the reign of King Louis-Philippe . He regularly exhibited his pictures in the Paris Salon . In 1836 he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor in recognition of his services . He also frequently showed works at exhibitions in Germany . A very characteristic oil painting by him, the Temple of Paestum , was shown at the Munich academy exhibition in 1845 and was acquired by King Ludwig for his collection of works by recent masters; it was kept in the Neue Pinakothek . Another painting to be highlighted is the title Foxes in Fontainebleau Forest . He died on April 1, 1860 at the age of 61 in Paris.
literature
- Jules Coignet . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 4, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 199.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coignet, Jules |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coignet, Jules Louis Philippe (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1860 |
| Place of death | Paris |