Louis Boulanger (1806 - 1867)

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Louis Boulanger

Louis Boulanger was a French Romantic painter, pastellist, lithographer, and poet, celebrated for his contribution to the Romantic Movement and his close associations with notable figures like Victor Hugo. Louis Boulanger's early career was marked by his romantic and allegorical subjects, but it was his shift to more detailed design and classical literature inspiration around 1835 that defined his most productive years. His travels to Spain in 1846 alongside Dumas and others exposed him to the works of masters like Goya and Diego Velázquez, influencing a return to romantic techniques in his later works.

Louis Boulanger's legacy includes the portrayal of several personalities through his portraits, among them George Sand, Victor Hugo, and Petrus Borel, showcasing the influence of various artists including Antoine-Jean Gros and Francisco Goya. Despite some critique for the 'literary' inspiration behind his creations, his pastel sky studies prefigure artists like Paul Huet and Eugène Boudin. Notable works by Louis Boulanger, such as "Supplice de Mazeppa" and "La Ronde du Sabbat," can be found in prestigious French collections, including the Louvre and the Maison de Victor Hugo​​.

An exhibition titled "Louis Boulanger, peintre rêveur" at the Maison de Victor Hugo, which ran from November 2022 to March 2023, aimed to reintroduce his work, highlighting Boulanger as a central figure in the Romantic circle closely associated with Victor Hugo. This exhibition not only paid tribute to Boulanger but also emphasized his diverse oeuvre, spanning paintings, lithographs, theatrical costume designs, illustrations, and decors, revealing him as one of the main inventors of Romanticism​​​​.

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Date and place of birt:11 march 1806, Vercelli, Italy
Date and place of death:7 march 1867, Dijon, France
Nationality:Italy, France
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter
Genre:History painting, Mythological painting, Portrait
Art style:Romanticism, Neoclassicism

Creators Italy

Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga (1751 - 1831)
Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga
1751 - 1831
Giovanni Di Bartolomeo Cristiani (1340 - 1398)
Giovanni Di Bartolomeo Cristiani
1340 - 1398
Pelagio Palagi (1775 - 1860)
Pelagio Palagi
1775 - 1860
Giuseppe (fra Felice) Cignaroli (1726 - 1796)
Giuseppe (fra Felice) Cignaroli
1726 - 1796
Paolo Scheggi (1940 - 1971)
Paolo Scheggi
1940 - 1971
Arturo Ferrari (1861 - 1936)
Arturo Ferrari
1861 - 1936
Benedetto Luti (1666 - 1724)
Benedetto Luti
1666 - 1724
Emilio Giuseppe Dossena (1903 - 1987)
Emilio Giuseppe Dossena
1903 - 1987
Pino Signoretto (1944 - 2017)
Pino Signoretto
1944 - 2017
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (1762 - 1844)
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
1762 - 1844
Gian Paolo Barbieri (1938)
Gian Paolo Barbieri
1938
Enrico Baj (1924 - 2003)
Enrico Baj
1924 - 2003
Paul Flickel (1852 - 1903)
Paul Flickel
1852 - 1903
Nikolay Dulgerov (1901 - 1982)
Nikolay Dulgerov
1901 - 1982
Leopoldo D'Angelo (1995)
Leopoldo D'Angelo
1995
Mariano Riccio (1510 - 1593)
Mariano Riccio
1510 - 1593

Creators Neoclassicism

Cesar Alvarez Dumont (1866 - 1945)
Cesar Alvarez Dumont
1866 - 1945
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735 - 1811)
Nathaniel Dance-Holland
1735 - 1811
Ferdinand Marinus (1808 - 1890)
Ferdinand Marinus
1808 - 1890
Carl Friedrich Heinzmann (1795 - 1846)
Carl Friedrich Heinzmann
1795 - 1846
Domenico Bossi (1767 - 1853)
Domenico Bossi
1767 - 1853
Maria Charlotte Witt (XIX century - ?)
Maria Charlotte Witt
XIX century - ?
Pietro Scalvini (1718 - 1792)
Pietro Scalvini
1718 - 1792
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme (1797 - 1855)
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme
1797 - 1855
George Hemming Mason (1818 - 1872)
George Hemming Mason
1818 - 1872
Hans Konrad Usteri (1795 - 1872)
Hans Konrad Usteri
1795 - 1872
Domenico Quaglio (1787 - 1837)
Domenico Quaglio
1787 - 1837
George Derville Rowlandson (1861 - 1928)
George Derville Rowlandson
1861 - 1928
Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734 - 1795)
Francisco Bayeu y Subias
1734 - 1795
Andreas Juuel (1817 - 1868)
Andreas Juuel
1817 - 1868
Emily Eden (1797 - 1869)
Emily Eden
1797 - 1869
Emma Pastor Normann (1871 - 1954)
Emma Pastor Normann
1871 - 1954