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

Domenico Gargiulo (1609 - 1675)
Domenico Gargiulo
1609 - 1675
Romaine Brooks (1874 - 1970)
Romaine Brooks
1874 - 1970
Giacomo Antonio Arland (1668 - 1743)
Giacomo Antonio Arland
1668 - 1743
Lodovico Pogliaghi (1857 - 1950)
Lodovico Pogliaghi
1857 - 1950
Paolo Biancucci (1583 - 1653)
Paolo Biancucci
1583 - 1653
 Arcangelo (1956)
Arcangelo
1956
Faustino Bocchi (1659 - 1741)
Faustino Bocchi
1659 - 1741
Pietro Bazzanti (1825 - 1895)
Pietro Bazzanti
1825 - 1895
Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov (1850 - 1923)
Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov
1850 - 1923
Johann Heinrich Carl Reinhold (1788 - 1825)
Johann Heinrich Carl Reinhold
1788 - 1825
Angelo Antonio Cignaroli (1767 - 1841)
Angelo Antonio Cignaroli
1767 - 1841
Radomir Damnjanović Damnjan (1935)
Radomir Damnjanović Damnjan
1935
Giuseppe Chiacigh (1895 - 1968)
Giuseppe Chiacigh
1895 - 1968
Gianfilippo Usellini (1903 - 1971)
Gianfilippo Usellini
1903 - 1971
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838 - 1874)
Mariano Fortuny y Marsal
1838 - 1874
Federico Faruffini (1831 - 1869)
Federico Faruffini
1831 - 1869

Creators Neoclassicism

Charles Leickert (1816 - 1907)
Charles Leickert
1816 - 1907
Johann Christian Reinhart (1761 - 1847)
Johann Christian Reinhart
1761 - 1847
Francisco Salzillo (1707 - 1783)
Francisco Salzillo
1707 - 1783
August Weber (1817 - 1873)
August Weber
1817 - 1873
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794 - 1872)
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
1794 - 1872
Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784)
Allan Ramsay
1713 - 1784
Lazare Bruandet (1755 - 1804)
Lazare Bruandet
1755 - 1804
Salomon Brunner (1778 - 1848)
Salomon Brunner
1778 - 1848
Max Nonnenbruch (1857 - 1922)
Max Nonnenbruch
1857 - 1922
Ludwig Johann Passini (1832 - 1903)
Ludwig Johann Passini
1832 - 1903
William Frederick Lake Price (1810 - 1896)
William Frederick Lake Price
1810 - 1896
Kristjan Raud (1865 - 1943)
Kristjan Raud
1865 - 1943
Charles-Antoine Lenglet (1791 - 1855)
Charles-Antoine Lenglet
1791 - 1855
Auguste Bachelin (1830 - 1890)
Auguste Bachelin
1830 - 1890
Rafael de Ochoa Madrazo (1858 - 1935)
Rafael de Ochoa Madrazo
1858 - 1935
Johann Caspar Herterich (1843 - 1905)
Johann Caspar Herterich
1843 - 1905
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