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

Guglielmo Ciardi (1842 - 1917)
Guglielmo Ciardi
1842 - 1917
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (1809 - 1864)
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin
1809 - 1864
Carlo Dolci (1616 - 1686)
Carlo Dolci
1616 - 1686
Angelo Accardi (1964)
Angelo Accardi
1964
Vincenzo Migliaro (1858 - 1938)
Vincenzo Migliaro
1858 - 1938
Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (1843 - 1905)
Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo
1843 - 1905
Melozzo da Forlì (1438 - 1494)
Melozzo da Forlì
1438 - 1494
Camillo Picconi ()
Camillo Picconi
Matteo di Giovanni Di Bartolo (1430 - 1495)
Matteo di Giovanni Di Bartolo
1430 - 1495
Bruno Saetti (1902 - 1984)
Bruno Saetti
1902 - 1984
Arnoldo Ciarrocchi (1916 - 2004)
Arnoldo Ciarrocchi
1916 - 2004
Livio Mehus (1630 - 1691)
Livio Mehus
1630 - 1691
Agostino Verrocchi (1586 - 1659)
Agostino Verrocchi
1586 - 1659
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815)
Francesco Bartolozzi
1727 - 1815
Bartolomeo Bimbi (1648 - 1729)
Bartolomeo Bimbi
1648 - 1729
 Domenico di Zanobi ()
Domenico di Zanobi

Creators Neoclassicism

Joseph-Marie Vien (1716 - 1809)
Joseph-Marie Vien
1716 - 1809
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774 - 1833)
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
1774 - 1833
Rudolf Alfred Höger (1877 - 1930)
Rudolf Alfred Höger
1877 - 1930
Christian August Lorenzen (1749 - 1828)
Christian August Lorenzen
1749 - 1828
Hans Dahl (1849 - 1937)
Hans Dahl
1849 - 1937
Alexandre Bida (1813 - 1895)
Alexandre Bida
1813 - 1895
Johann August Nahl II (1752 - 1825)
Johann August Nahl II
1752 - 1825
Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault (1791 - 1824)
Jean-Louis-André-Théodore Géricault
1791 - 1824
Joseph Jodocus Moerenhout (1801 - 1874)
Joseph Jodocus Moerenhout
1801 - 1874
David Wilkie (1785 - 1841)
David Wilkie
1785 - 1841
Frank Henry Shapleigh (1842 - 1906)
Frank Henry Shapleigh
1842 - 1906
Friedrich Martersteig (1814 - 1899)
Friedrich Martersteig
1814 - 1899
Charles De Wailly (1730 - 1798)
Charles De Wailly
1730 - 1798
John Dollman (1851 - 1934)
John Dollman
1851 - 1934
David Cox (1783 - 1859)
David Cox
1783 - 1859
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Hesse (1806 - 1879)
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Hesse
1806 - 1879
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