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

Félix-Saturnin Brissot de Warville (1818 - 1892)
Félix-Saturnin Brissot de Warville
1818 - 1892
Claude Deruet (1588 - 1660)
Claude Deruet
1588 - 1660
Stepan Petrovich Yaremich (1869 - 1939)
Stepan Petrovich Yaremich
1869 - 1939
Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine (1835 - 1892)
Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine
1835 - 1892
Georg Alexander Morawetz (1923 - 1964)
Georg Alexander Morawetz
1923 - 1964
Jean-Demosthene Dugourc (1749 - 1825)
Jean-Demosthene Dugourc
1749 - 1825
Charles Angrand (1854 - 1926)
Charles Angrand
1854 - 1926
Jacques Roettiers (1707 - 1784)
Jacques Roettiers
1707 - 1784
Charles Marie Sarrabezolles (1888 - 1971)
Charles Marie Sarrabezolles
1888 - 1971
Jean-Francois de Sompsois (1720 - 1808)
Jean-Francois de Sompsois
1720 - 1808
Victor Leclaire (1830 - 1885)
Victor Leclaire
1830 - 1885
Abel de Pujol (1785 - 1861)
Abel de Pujol
1785 - 1861
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux (1846 - 1923)
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux
1846 - 1923
Ferdinand Maron (1810 - 1865)
Ferdinand Maron
1810 - 1865
Nicolas Desportes (1718 - 1787)
Nicolas Desportes
1718 - 1787
Franсois-Raoul Larche (1860 - 1912)
Franсois-Raoul Larche
1860 - 1912

Creators Rococo

Laurent Delvaux (1696 - 1778)
Laurent Delvaux
1696 - 1778
Antonio Balestra (1666 - 1740)
Antonio Balestra
1666 - 1740
Charles Willson Peale (1741 - 1827)
Charles Willson Peale
1741 - 1827
Karl Purrmann (1877 - 1966)
Karl Purrmann
1877 - 1966
Georg Friedrich Schmidt (1712 - 1775)
Georg Friedrich Schmidt
1712 - 1775
Gottfried Locher (1735 - 1795)
Gottfried Locher
1735 - 1795
Johann Georg Platzer (1704 - 1761)
Johann Georg Platzer
1704 - 1761
Giovanni Battista Cimaroli (1687 - 1771)
Giovanni Battista Cimaroli
1687 - 1771
Christian Leberecht Vogel (1759 - 1816)
Christian Leberecht Vogel
1759 - 1816
James Seymour (1702 - 1752)
James Seymour
1702 - 1752
Jean Louis Tocqué (1696 - 1772)
Jean Louis Tocqué
1696 - 1772
Jean-Bernard Restout (1732 - 1797)
Jean-Bernard Restout
1732 - 1797
Matías de Irala (1680 - 1753)
Matías de Irala
1680 - 1753
Robert Abercromby ()
Robert Abercromby
Joseph Goupy (1689 - 1769)
Joseph Goupy
1689 - 1769
Antoine Ansiaux (1764 - 1840)
Antoine Ansiaux
1764 - 1840
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