Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (1717 - 1806)

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Louis Carrogis Carmontelle

Louis Carrogis, better known as Carmontelle was a French artist, garden designer, architect, playwright and inventor.

Carmontelle was of simple origins but versatilely gifted. He wrote several plays and three novels, and created portraits of historical figures. He became famous for his painting of little Mozart at the clavier. In the service of Louis-Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, he was responsible for the theatrical performances for the family as stage designer and stage director.

Carmontelle is the planner and designer of one of the earliest examples of a French landscape garden in Paris, now known as Parc Monceau. In designing the garden, Carmontel rejected many of the fashionable trends in landscape design at the time, drawing inspiration from Japanese pleasure gardens and insisting on incorporating illusion and fantasy.

Carmontelle is also credited as the inventor of animated images. Translucent tape with landscapes depicted on it was slowly rolled from one roll to another against a backdrop of daylight, thus creating the illusion of walking through a garden.

Date and place of birt:15 august 1717, Paris, France
Date and place of death:26 december 1806, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Architect, Artist, Designer, Inventor, Painter, Playwright, Scenographer
Genre:Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Rococo

Creators France

Jean-Jacques Scherrer (1855 - 1916)
Jean-Jacques Scherrer
1855 - 1916
Luc Peire (1916 - 1994)
Luc Peire
1916 - 1994
François Léon Duluard (1871 - 1953)
François Léon Duluard
1871 - 1953
Jessie Constance Alicia Traill (1881 - 1967)
Jessie Constance Alicia Traill
1881 - 1967
Theodore Robinson (1852 - 1896)
Theodore Robinson
1852 - 1896
Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau (1855 - 1930)
Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau
1855 - 1930
Léon Zack (1892 - 1980)
Léon Zack
1892 - 1980
Francois-Alfred Delobbe (1835 - 1920)
Francois-Alfred Delobbe
1835 - 1920
Paul Huet (1803 - 1869)
Paul Huet
1803 - 1869
Georges Vantongerloo (1886 - 1965)
Georges Vantongerloo
1886 - 1965
Théodule-Augustin Ribot (1823 - 1891)
Théodule-Augustin Ribot
1823 - 1891
Emmanuel Mané-Katz (1894 - 1962)
Emmanuel Mané-Katz
1894 - 1962
Antoine Benoist (1632 - 1717)
Antoine Benoist
1632 - 1717
Geneviève Claisse (1935 - 2018)
Geneviève Claisse
1935 - 2018
Edouard Dermit (1925 - 1995)
Edouard Dermit
1925 - 1995
Pierre Gutierre (1732 - 1813)
Pierre Gutierre
1732 - 1813

Creators Rococo

Sébastien Leclerc (1637 - 1714)
Sébastien Leclerc
1637 - 1714
Norbert Roettiers (1665 - 1727)
Norbert Roettiers
1665 - 1727
Martin Johann Schmidt (Kremser) (1718 - 1801)
Martin Johann Schmidt (Kremser)
1718 - 1801
Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun (1755 - 1842)
Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun
1755 - 1842
Jacob de Wit (1695 - 1754)
Jacob de Wit
1695 - 1754
Marcellus Laroon II (1679 - 1772)
Marcellus Laroon II
1679 - 1772
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788)
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
Franz Xaver Wagenschön (1726 - 1790)
Franz Xaver Wagenschön
1726 - 1790
Ottaviano Dandini (1681 - 1750)
Ottaviano Dandini
1681 - 1750
Johann Georg Edlinger (1741 - 1819)
Johann Georg Edlinger
1741 - 1819
Charles-Nicolas Odiot (1789 - 1868)
Charles-Nicolas Odiot
1789 - 1868
Thomas Robins (the Elder) (1715 - 1770)
Thomas Robins (the Elder)
1715 - 1770
Wilhelm Hensel (1794 - 1861)
Wilhelm Hensel
1794 - 1861
Johannes Petrus van Horstok (1745 - 1825)
Johannes Petrus van Horstok
1745 - 1825
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781)
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
1734 - 1781
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714 - 1789)
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
1714 - 1789
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