Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (26 October 1780 – 10 November 1850) was a French painter and sculptor in the troubadour style. He received his first training from his father and drew from him his piquant subjects and great facility, perfecting them under Jacques-Louis David. His parents were Jean-Honoré Fragonard and Marie-Anne Fragonard.
Also recorded as Alexandre Evariste Fragonard · Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard · a. e. fragonard · fragonard alexandre evariste
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
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- Name
- Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
- Born
- 26 October 1780
- Birthplace
- Grasse, France
- Died
- 10 November 1850
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Known for
- Painting, sculpting
- Training
- Fragonard, David
- Movement
- Troubadour style
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · designer
- Fields
- painting
- Languages
- French
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Biography
Biography
He was born in Grasse, and died in Paris.
The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Works named in the authority record are Fontaine du Marché-aux-Carmes. Work by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Finnish National Gallery, Nationalmuseum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
La Sagesse, late 18th- early 19th century, by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard • Born — 26 October 1780 • Birthplace — Grasse, France • Died — 10 November 1850 • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — Painting, sculpting • Training — Fragonard, David • Movement — Troubadour style
Works
Works
His paintings include: • Francis I Armed as a Knight • Francis I Receiving Primaticcio (ceiling of the Louvre) • Joan of Arc Climbing to the Stake • Tasso Reading Jerusalem Delivered • Francis I at Marignan • Mirabeau Replying to Dreux-Brézé As a sculptor, he produced the old pediment of the Chambre des Députés and a colossal statue of Pichegru. He designed an engraving called the Interior of a Revolutionary Committee under the Terror, which was engraved by Pierre-Gabriel Berthault and Claude Nicolas Malapeau in 1802. • Illustration — Diane de Poitiers in the studio of Jean Goujon, 1825 • Illustration — The Immured based on the legend of the Château du Bousquet, recorded in the Chronicle of the House of Roquefeuil (1926) by Colonel Daupeyroux which tells of a lord who walled up his daughter and a neighbor lover over an illicit affair • Illustration — Scene in the bedroom of Marguerite of Valois during the night of Saint Bartholomew, 1836, Musée du Louvre, Paris
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Alexandre Evariste Fragonard, Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard, a. e. fragonard, fragonard alexandre evariste and AI. Evariste Fragonard fils. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Jean-Honoré Fragonard. One child is recorded: Théophile Fragonard.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1780
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard born at Grasse.
1850
Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard died at Paris.
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Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard was born in Grasse.
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Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard died in Paris.
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Grasse.
Birth place
Paris.
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scholarly publication
- Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard, dessinateur de costumes pour l’Opéra de Paris, Histoire de l'art, 2001
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2001
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q704938: Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
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reference work
- “Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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General and cited references
General and cited references
• Dictionnaire Bouillet (Bouillet Dictionary)
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- 1.Bénézit B00066945 .
- 2.Françoise Michaud-Fréjaville, « Images de Jeanne d’Arc », Cahiers de recherches médiévales, , 2005, (en ligne sur journals.openedition.org.
- 3.Octobre. mad.lesartsdecoratifs.fr.
- 4.Novembre. mad.lesartsdecoratifs.fr.
- 5.Juin. mad.lesartsdecoratifs.fr.
- 6.Septembre. mad.lesartsdecoratifs.fr.
- 7.Décembre. mad.lesartsdecoratifs.fr.
- 8.Les mois. mad.lesartsdecoratifs.fr.
- 9.« Histoire du Palais Bourbon et de l'hôtel de Lassay », assemblee-nationale.fr, consulté le 2 avril 2020.
- 10.« Fragonard », notice sur e-monumen.net.
- 11.Son père a été inhumé dans le même cimetière, sa tombe n'existe plus, une plaque a été mise au rond-point du cimetière en hommage à son père.
- 12.Le Temps des passions. Collections romantiques des musées d'Orléans. musée des Beaux-Arts. 1997. 2-910173-07-0.
- 13.Notice Joconde.
- 14.Notice sur arts-graphiques.louvre.fr.
- 15.maam.angouleme.fr.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Rebecca Duffeix, La contribution d'Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard aux voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France, sous la direction de Marie-Félicité Pérez, mémoire de l'université Lyon II, 1994.
- Malgorzata Gawlowska, Maud Soulard, La restauration du plafond d'Évariste Fragonard, salle 6 de la galerie Campana au Musée du Louvre, mémoire d'études de l'École du Louvre, Paris, 1995.
- Rebecca Duffeix, Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard, sous la direction de Marie-Félicité Pérez, thèse d'Histoire de l'art de l'université Lyon II, 2000.
- Rebecca Duffeix, « Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard, dessinateur de costumes pour l'Opéra de Paris », Histoire de l'art, , 2001, .
- Rebecca Duffeix, « Un carnet de dessins et de notes d'Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard au Louvre », Bulletin archéologique du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques, , 2008, .
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Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard, dessinateur de costumes pour l’Opéra de Paris, Histoire de l'art, 2001Crossref registry
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1- Troubadour styleMovement
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Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Finnish National Gallery and Nationalmuseum
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