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

Guillaume Coustou (1677 - 1746)
Guillaume Coustou
1677 - 1746
Jean Peské (1870 - 1949)
Jean Peské
1870 - 1949
Charles Marie Sarrabezolles (1888 - 1971)
Charles Marie Sarrabezolles
1888 - 1971
Léon Printemps (1871 - 1945)
Léon Printemps
1871 - 1945
George Alfred Bottini (1874 - 1907)
George Alfred Bottini
1874 - 1907
Yves Tanguy (1900 - 1955)
Yves Tanguy
1900 - 1955
Paloma Picasso (1949)
Paloma Picasso
1949
Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899)
Rosa Bonheur
1822 - 1899
Assadour Bezdikian (1943)
Assadour Bezdikian
1943
Vladimir Izhakovich Naiditch (1903 - 1980)
Vladimir Izhakovich Naiditch
1903 - 1980
Maxime Maufra (1861 - 1918)
Maxime Maufra
1861 - 1918
Henry Moret (1856 - 1913)
Henry Moret
1856 - 1913
Julio Le Parc (1928)
Julio Le Parc
1928
Jules-Élie Delaunay (1828 - 1891)
Jules-Élie Delaunay
1828 - 1891
Albert Marquet (1875 - 1947)
Albert Marquet
1875 - 1947
Alain Manesson Mallet (1630 - 1706)
Alain Manesson Mallet
1630 - 1706

Creators Rococo

Johann Carl Schönheit (1730 - 1805)
Johann Carl Schönheit
1730 - 1805
Charles Cressent (1685 - 1768)
Charles Cressent
1685 - 1768
Ulrich Reimkasten (1953)
Ulrich Reimkasten
1953
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792
François Octavien (1682 - 1740)
François Octavien
1682 - 1740
Jean-Claude Duplessis (1699 - 1774)
Jean-Claude Duplessis
1699 - 1774
Anna Dorothea Therbusch (Lisiewski) (1721 - 1782)
Anna Dorothea Therbusch (Lisiewski)
1721 - 1782
François-Hubert Drouais (1727 - 1775)
François-Hubert Drouais
1727 - 1775
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1704 - 1778)
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
1704 - 1778
Giuseppe Zais (1709 - 1784)
Giuseppe Zais
1709 - 1784
Stefano Torelli (1712 - 1784)
Stefano Torelli
1712 - 1784
Robert Abercromby ()
Robert Abercromby
Ottaviano Dandini (1681 - 1750)
Ottaviano Dandini
1681 - 1750
Jean Barbault (1718 - 1762)
Jean Barbault
1718 - 1762
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805)
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
1725 - 1805
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715 - 1783)
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
1715 - 1783
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