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

Nikolai Nikolaevich Zhukov (1908 - 1973)
Nikolai Nikolaevich Zhukov
1908 - 1973
Raffaello Santi (1483 - 1520)
Raffaello Santi
1483 - 1520
Theodor Martens (1822 - 1884)
Theodor Martens
1822 - 1884
Francesco Queirolo (1704 - 1762)
Francesco Queirolo
1704 - 1762
Matteo di Giovanni Di Bartolo (1430 - 1495)
Matteo di Giovanni Di Bartolo
1430 - 1495
Achille Vertunni (1826 - 1897)
Achille Vertunni
1826 - 1897
Andrea Meldolla (1510 - 1563)
Andrea Meldolla
1510 - 1563
Giovanni Battista Maini (1690 - 1752)
Giovanni Battista Maini
1690 - 1752
Camillo Rusconi (1658 - 1728)
Camillo Rusconi
1658 - 1728
Mario Nigro (1917 - 1992)
Mario Nigro
1917 - 1992
Romano Romanelli (1882 - 1969)
Romano Romanelli
1882 - 1969
Giuseppe Antonio Pianca (1706 - 1762)
Giuseppe Antonio Pianca
1706 - 1762
Cristiano Bunty (1824 - 1904)
Cristiano Bunty
1824 - 1904
Eugene de Blaas (1843 - 1931)
Eugene de Blaas
1843 - 1931
Astolfo Petrazzi (1583 - 1665)
Astolfo Petrazzi
1583 - 1665
Francesco Allegrini (1567 - 1663)
Francesco Allegrini
1567 - 1663

Creators Neoclassicism

Gottlieb Friedrich Abel (1763 - 1822)
Gottlieb Friedrich Abel
1763 - 1822
Modest Urhel (1839 - 1919)
Modest Urhel
1839 - 1919
Antonio Jolie (1700 - 1777)
Antonio Jolie
1700 - 1777
Carl Wilhelm Hugo Schnars-Alquist (1855 - 1939)
Carl Wilhelm Hugo Schnars-Alquist
1855 - 1939
Heinrich Freudweiler (1755 - 1795)
Heinrich Freudweiler
1755 - 1795
Theodore Lane (1800 - 1828)
Theodore Lane
1800 - 1828
Carl Wagner (1796 - 1867)
Carl Wagner
1796 - 1867
George Cumberland I (1754 - 1848)
George Cumberland I
1754 - 1848
Samuel Prout (1783 - 1852)
Samuel Prout
1783 - 1852
John Nost Sartorius (1759 - 1828)
John Nost Sartorius
1759 - 1828
Henri (Aguilella) Cueco (1929 - 2017)
Henri (Aguilella) Cueco
1929 - 2017
Gustav Friedrich Keleti (1834 - 1902)
Gustav Friedrich Keleti
1834 - 1902
Rudolf Karl Gottfried Geißler (1834 - 1906)
Rudolf Karl Gottfried Geißler
1834 - 1906
Johann Christian Reinhart (1761 - 1847)
Johann Christian Reinhart
1761 - 1847
James Barry (1741 - 1806)
James Barry
1741 - 1806
Rudolf von Alt (1812 - 1905)
Rudolf von Alt
1812 - 1905