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

Paul Augustin Aizpiri (1919 - 2016)
Paul Augustin Aizpiri
1919 - 2016
Vladimir Davidovich Baranov-Rossiné (1888 - 1944)
Vladimir Davidovich Baranov-Rossiné
1888 - 1944
François-Joseph Luigi Loir (1845 - 1916)
François-Joseph Luigi Loir
1845 - 1916
Mikhail Andreevich Kopylkov (1946)
Mikhail Andreevich Kopylkov
1946
Henri-Pierre Picou (1824 - 1895)
Henri-Pierre Picou
1824 - 1895
Édouard Debat-Ponsan (1847 - 1913)
Édouard Debat-Ponsan
1847 - 1913
Michel Delacroix (1933)
Michel Delacroix
1933
Eugène Guillaume (1822 - 1905)
Eugène Guillaume
1822 - 1905
Johann Michael Rottmayr (1656 - 1730)
Johann Michael Rottmayr
1656 - 1730
Jacques-Edme Dumont (1761 - 1844)
Jacques-Edme Dumont
1761 - 1844
André Vincent Becquerel (1893 - 1981)
André Vincent Becquerel
1893 - 1981
Léon Carré (1878 - 1942)
Léon Carré
1878 - 1942
Master of Marguerite de Willerval (XV century)
Master of Marguerite de Willerval
XV century
Lucien Clergue (1934 - 2014)
Lucien Clergue
1934 - 2014
Fyodor (Theodore) Igorevich Stravinsky (Strawinsky) (1907 - 1989)
Fyodor (Theodore) Igorevich Stravinsky (Strawinsky)
1907 - 1989
Jean Bardin (1732 - 1809)
Jean Bardin
1732 - 1809

Creators Rococo

Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724 - 1796)
Franz Anton Maulbertsch
1724 - 1796
Antonio Corradini (1688 - 1752)
Antonio Corradini
1688 - 1752
Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo (1719 - 1795)
Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo
1719 - 1795
Francesco Queirolo (1704 - 1762)
Francesco Queirolo
1704 - 1762
Jean-Bernard Restout (1732 - 1797)
Jean-Bernard Restout
1732 - 1797
Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828)
Francisco de Goya
1746 - 1828
Anna Dorothea Therbusch (Lisiewski) (1721 - 1782)
Anna Dorothea Therbusch (Lisiewski)
1721 - 1782
Johann Daniel Schoene (1767 - 1836)
Johann Daniel Schoene
1767 - 1836
Jean-Pierre Latz (1691 - 1754)
Jean-Pierre Latz
1691 - 1754
Giuseppe Canale (1725 - 1802)
Giuseppe Canale
1725 - 1802
Donato Creti (1671 - 1749)
Donato Creti
1671 - 1749
Daniel Gardner (1750 - 1805)
Daniel Gardner
1750 - 1805
Charles-Nicolas Odiot (1789 - 1868)
Charles-Nicolas Odiot
1789 - 1868
Carl Frederik von Breda (1759 - 1818)
Carl Frederik von Breda
1759 - 1818
John Hoppner (1758 - 1810)
John Hoppner
1758 - 1810
Dirk van der Aa (1731 - 1809)
Dirk van der Aa
1731 - 1809
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