Théodore Chassériau (1819 - 1856)
1819-09-20Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic1856-10-08Paris, FranceFrance, Dominican Republic
Théodore Chassériau
Théodore Chassériau was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria. Early in his career he painted in a Neoclassical style close to that of his teacher Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, but in his later works he was strongly influenced by the Romantic style of Eugène Delacroix. He was a prolific draftsman, and made a suite of prints to illustrate Shakespeare's Othello. The portrait he painted at the age of 15 of Prosper Marilhat, makes Théodore Chassériau the youngest painter exhibited at the Louvre museum.
Date and place of birt: | 20 september 1819, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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Date and place of death: | 8 october 1856, Paris, France |
Nationality: | France, Dominican Republic |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Pre-Raphaelites |
Genre: | Allegory, Genre art, History painting, Mythological painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
Art style: | Romanticism, Orientalism |