Louis-Jules Étex
Louis-Jules Étex (born September 20, 1810 in Paris ; † July 7, 1889 ) was a French painter, younger brother of the sculptor and painter Antoine Étex (1808-1889).
Étex was a student of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres . He showed his portraits at the Salon de Paris in 1833 and received a gold medal. He was then sent to Dresden by the French government to create a copy of Raphael's Sistine Madonna for the Saint-Caprais Cathedral in Agen in the Aquitaine region .
After completing the order, Étex visited Italy . Back in Paris he settled down at 15, Quai Voltaire, where he created not only portraits but also history and genre pictures.
Louis-Jules Étex was appointed professor at the École des beaux-arts de Paris . From 1845 Marcellin Desboutin (1823-1902) was one of his students .
literature
- Bénézit, Emmanuel, ed. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs. Originally published 1911-1923. Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1976.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Étex, Louis-Jules |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1889 |