Artist
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
French, 1780–1850
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard was a French Romanticism painter. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art, most of them oil paintings. Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard was born in Grasse.
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (French pronunciation: ; 26 October 1780 – 10 November 1850) was a French painter and sculptor in the troubadour style. He received his first training from his father and drew from him his piquant subjects and great facility, perfecting them under Jacques-Louis David. His parents were Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Marie-Anne Fragonard. He was born in Grasse, and died in Paris.
Overview
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ evaʁist fʁaɡɔnaʁ]; 26 October 1780 – 10 November 1850) was a French painter and sculptor in the troubadour style. He received his first training from his father and drew from him his piquant subjects and great facility, perfecting them under Jacques-Louis David. His parents were Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Marie-Anne Fragonard. He was born in Grasse, and died in Paris.
Works
His paintings include:
Francis I Armed as a Knight Francis I Receiving Primaticcio (ceiling of the Louvre) Joan of Arc Climbing to the Stake Tasso Reading Jerusalem Delivered Francis I at Marignan Mirabeau Replying to Dreux-Brézé As a sculptor, he produced the old pediment of the Chambre des Députés and a colossal statue of Pichegru. He designed an engraving called the Interior of a Revolutionary Committee under the Terror, which was engraved by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault and Claude Nicolas Malapeau in 1802.
Works by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
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