Charles Francois Hutin
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Charles Francois Hutin was a French
history and figure painter, engraver and sculptor. He became director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Dresden
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in 1715. He studied painting under Francois Le Moine, and in his twenty-first year obtained the grand prize for historical painting, and went to Rome
, where he spent seven years. There he studied sculpture with René-Michel Slodtz
. After his return to Paris in 1746, he was received into the Royal Academy
. To gain admission he executed a sculpture as his presentation piece ("morceau de reception") and this attracted the attention of the Elector of Saxony, who invited him to come to Dresden in 1748; he went there with his brother Pierre Hutin. There, he made copies of the paintings in the gallery which were published in two volumes called Dresden Gallery (1753–57); his brother, Pierre, also contributed some drawings. The plates for this publication were engraved in Paris between 1750 and 1756 and over 20 engravers contributed.
In 1764, he became director of the Dresden Royal Academy of Arts. He executed an altar painting of the crucifixion in the Katholische Hofkirche
in Dresden, and, in one of the chapels behind the main altar, a fresco
ceiling. Of his engravings there are in particular thirty-five plates, entitled Recueil de differents Sujets composee poses et graves par Charles Hutin, Dresden, 1763.
Hutin died in Dresden on 29 July 1776.
France
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history and figure painter, engraver and sculptor. He became director of the Royal Academy of Arts in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
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Life and work
Hutin was born in ParisParis
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...
in 1715. He studied painting under Francois Le Moine, and in his twenty-first year obtained the grand prize for historical painting, and went to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, where he spent seven years. There he studied sculpture with René-Michel Slodtz
René-Michel Slodtz
René-Michel Slodtz or Michelangelo and in France, Michel-Ange Slodtz was a French sculptor working in a Rococo style, and active mainly in Rome and Paris, and for the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi....
. After his return to Paris in 1746, he was received into the Royal Academy
Académie de peinture et de sculpture
The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Paris already had the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was a city artist guild like any other Guild of Saint Luke...
. To gain admission he executed a sculpture as his presentation piece ("morceau de reception") and this attracted the attention of the Elector of Saxony, who invited him to come to Dresden in 1748; he went there with his brother Pierre Hutin. There, he made copies of the paintings in the gallery which were published in two volumes called Dresden Gallery (1753–57); his brother, Pierre, also contributed some drawings. The plates for this publication were engraved in Paris between 1750 and 1756 and over 20 engravers contributed.
In 1764, he became director of the Dresden Royal Academy of Arts. He executed an altar painting of the crucifixion in the Katholische Hofkirche
Katholische Hofkirche
The Katholische Hofkirche is a Roman Catholic Cathedral, located in the 'Altstadt' in the heart of Dresden, in Germany. Previously the most important Catholic parish church of the city, it was elevated to cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen in 1964.-Overview:The Hofkirche...
in Dresden, and, in one of the chapels behind the main altar, a fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
ceiling. Of his engravings there are in particular thirty-five plates, entitled Recueil de differents Sujets composee poses et graves par Charles Hutin, Dresden, 1763.
Hutin died in Dresden on 29 July 1776.
External links
- Charles-Francois Hutin online (Artcyclopedia)
- Charles-Francois Hutin on Artnet
- Works by Hutin (French Ministry of Culture)
- Woman in an armchair (Oil on canvas - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland)