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

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (1480 - 1540)
Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo
1480 - 1540
Leo Putz (1869 - 1940)
Leo Putz
1869 - 1940
Giuseppe Canella (1788 - 1847)
Giuseppe Canella
1788 - 1847
Gigi Comolli (1893 - 1976)
Gigi Comolli
1893 - 1976
Adriaan van den Spiegel (1578 - 1625)
Adriaan van den Spiegel
1578 - 1625
Ercole Setti (1530 - 1618)
Ercole Setti
1530 - 1618
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi (1859 - 1925)
Andrea Carlo Lucchesi
1859 - 1925
Giulio Bonasone (1498 - 1574)
Giulio Bonasone
1498 - 1574
Enzo Cucchi (1949)
Enzo Cucchi
1949
Lippo Memmi (1291 - 1356)
Lippo Memmi
1291 - 1356
Alain Bonnefoit (1937)
Alain Bonnefoit
1937
Michelangelo Palloni (1637 - 1712)
Michelangelo Palloni
1637 - 1712
Italo Mus (1892 - 1967)
Italo Mus
1892 - 1967
Edoardo Alfieri (1913 - 1998)
Edoardo Alfieri
1913 - 1998
Hans De Jode (1630 - 1663)
Hans De Jode
1630 - 1663
Michelangelo Pistoletto (1933)
Michelangelo Pistoletto
1933

Creators Neoclassicism

Anselm Feuerbach (1829 - 1880)
Anselm Feuerbach
1829 - 1880
Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764 - 1850)
Johann Gottfried Schadow
1764 - 1850
Franz Xaver Reinhold (1816 - 1893)
Franz Xaver Reinhold
1816 - 1893
Barbara Rosina von Lisiewska (1713 - 1783)
Barbara Rosina von Lisiewska
1713 - 1783
 Victor Louis (1731 - 1800)
Victor Louis
1731 - 1800
Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803 - 1902)
Thomas Sidney Cooper
1803 - 1902
Joshua Shaw (1776 - 1860)
Joshua Shaw
1776 - 1860
José del Castillo (1737 - 1793)
José del Castillo
1737 - 1793
Paul Felgentreff (1854 - 1933)
Paul Felgentreff
1854 - 1933
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819 - 1905)
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait
1819 - 1905
Isidore Gil Gabilondo (1843 - 1917)
Isidore Gil Gabilondo
1843 - 1917
Clemens Freitag (1883 - 1969)
Clemens Freitag
1883 - 1969
Simon Mathurin Lantara (1729 - 1778)
Simon Mathurin Lantara
1729 - 1778
Bogos Tatikian (1820 - ?)
Bogos Tatikian
1820 - ?
Wilhelm Schirmer (1802 - 1866)
Wilhelm Schirmer
1802 - 1866
Hans Ranzoni I (1868 - 1956)
Hans Ranzoni I
1868 - 1956
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