Jean-Charles-Alexandre Moreau
Jean-Charles-Alexandre Moreau (1762–1810) was a French history painter, decorative painter and architect. He was born in Rimaucourt near Neufchâteau, Vosges. He studied architecture in Paris with Louis-François Trouard and won the first prize in architecture in the Prix de Rome competition of 1785.
Jean-Charles-Alexandre Moreau
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- Born
- 1762
- Died
- 1810
- Known for
- History painter
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- architect · painter
- Teachers
- Louis-François Trouard · Jacques-Louis David
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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Jean-Charles-Alexandre Moreau (1762–1810) was a French history painter, decorative painter and architect. He was born in Rimaucourt near Neufchâteau, Vosges. He studied architecture in Paris with Louis-François Trouard and won the first prize in architecture in the Prix de Rome competition of 1785.
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He visited Rome four times during his career. Later he studied history painting with Jacques-Louis David. From 1797 to 1810, he exhibited at the Paris Salon. In 1798 he renovated the theatre of the Comédie-Française. However, the German Wikipedia cites a study published in 2014, which shows he is identical to a French architect, who in 1803 moved to Austria, where he was known as Karl Moreau, had a very productive career, and died in 1840 (see:de:Charles de Moreau).
Training under Louis-François Trouard and Jacques-Louis David is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome and Paris. Residence is recorded at Rome and Italy. Employment is recorded with Comédie-Française. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.
Architectural drawings of the Théâtre Français (also known as the Salle Richelieu), which was built to the designs of Victor Louis and opened in 1790. The interior as shown here was remodeled in 1798–1799 by the architect Alexandre Moreau. For the French text describing this plate see pp. 117–127 in the text volume of Donnet's Architectonographie at Google Books.
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• Born — 1762 • Died — 1810 • Known for — History painter
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- 1.Benezit 2006, vol. 9, p. 1276.
- 2.His full name is given by Wild 2012, p. 513, and by GND ID 124433863 of the German National Library.
- 3.Benezit 2006 gives his birthplace, but spells it "Rimancour", probably an error.
- 4.Lemonnier 1926, p. 163.
- 5.Wild 2012, pp. 383, 513.
- 6.There is a separate entry for "Moreau, Karl Ritter von" (1758–1841), an Austrian painter and architect in Benezit Dictionary of Artists, vol. 9, p. 1282, 2006. His paintings include Oedipus, Atala and Ulysses and Nausicaa, which were exhibited in Vienna from 1834 to 1836.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Benezit (2006). "Moreau, Charles" , vol. 9, p. 1276, in Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Paris: Gründ. .
- Lemonnier, Henry (1926). Procès-verbaux de l'Académie royale d'architecture 1671–1793, volume 9 (1780–1793). Paris: Armand Colin. Title page at Internet Archive.
- Wild, Nicole (2012). Dictionnaire des théâtres parisiens (1807–1914). Lyon: Symétrie. . .
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