Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard
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Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (26 October 1780, Grasse
– 10 November 1850, Paris
), son of Jean-Honoré Fragonard
, 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 David
.
As a sculptor, he produced the old pediment
of the Chambre des Députés
and a colossal statue of Pichegru.
Grasse
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– 10 November 1850, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), son of Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific artists active in the last decades of the Ancien Régime, Fragonard produced more than 550 paintings , of which only five...
, was a French
France
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painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and sculptor in the troubadour style
Troubadour style
Taking its name from medieval troubadours, the Troubadour Style was a French artistic movement across multiple media aiming to regain the idealised atmosphere of the Middle Ages...
. He received his first training from his father and drew from him his piquant subjects and great facility, perfecting them under David
Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era...
.
Works
His paintings include :- François Ier armé chevalier
- François Ier recevant le Primatice (ceiling of the LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
) - the Bourgeois de Calais
- Jeanne d'Arc montant sur le bûcher
- Tasse lisant la Jérusalem délivrée
As a sculptor, he produced the old pediment
Pediment
A pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure , typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding...
of the Chambre des Députés
Chamber of Deputies of France
Chamber of Deputies was the name given to several parliamentary bodies in France in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries:* 1814–1848 during the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy, the Chamber of Deputies was the Lower chamber of the French Parliament, elected by census suffrage.*...
and a colossal statue of Pichegru.