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Granet, François-Marius
Granet, François-Marius (b Aix-en-Provence, 7 Dec. 1775; d Malvalat, nr. Aix, 21 Nov. 1849). French painter and museum official. Granet was a pupil of J.-L. David and subsequently spent the years 1802–19 in Rome (he returned to Italy several times thereafter). He made a speciality of sombre tonal effects and changing light in dimly lit interiors, his pictures recalling 17th-century Dutch interiors rather than expressing the Neoclassical tradition in which he was trained. His Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome (Met. Mus., New York) was exhibited at the 1819 Salon with such success that he made more than a dozen replicas of it. Granet also painted Italian landscapes, constructed with firm, cubic volumes, in which some critics have seen a foreshadowing of Cézanne. In 1826 he became a curator at the Louvre and in 1833 he was appointed curator of the newly established museum at Versailles. During the Revolution of 1848 he retired to Aix-en-Provence, where he founded the museum that bears his name. It contains a celebrated portrait of him by Ingres.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Granet, François-Marius." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Granet, François-Marius." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-GranetFranoisMarius.html IAN CHILVERS. "Granet, François-Marius." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-GranetFranoisMarius.html |
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Granet, François-Marius
Granet, François-Marius (1775–1849). French painter and museum official. Granet was a pupil of J. -L. David and subsequently spent the years 1802–19 in Rome (he returned to Italy several times thereafter). He made a speciality of sombre tonal effects and changing light in dimly lit interiors, his pictures recalling 17th-century Dutch interiors rather than expressing the Neoclassical tradition in which he was trained. His Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome (Met. Mus,. New York) was exhibited at the 1819 Salon with such success that he made more than a dozen replicas of it. Granet also painted Italian landscapes, constructed with firm, cubic volumes, in which some critics have seen a foreshadowing of Cézanne. In 1826 he became a curator at the Louvre and in 1833 he was appointed curator of the newly established museum at Versailles. During the Revolution of 1848 he retired to his native Aix-en-Provence, where he founded the museum that bears his name. It contains a celebrated portrait of him by Ingres.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Granet, François-Marius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Granet, François-Marius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-GranetFranoisMarius.html IAN CHILVERS. "Granet, François-Marius." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-GranetFranoisMarius.html |
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François Marius Granet
François Marius Granet , 1775–1849, French painter; student of J. L. David. Granet is known for his depictions of church interiors, among them his numerous versions of the Choir of the Capuchin Monastery, one of which is in the Metropolitan Museum. He bequeathed much of his own best work and also his fine collection of paintings to the museum of his native Aix-en-Provence. |
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"François Marius Granet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "François Marius Granet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Granet-F.html "François Marius Granet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Granet-F.html |
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