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Lemoyne
Lemoyne (or Lemoine, François) (1688–1737). French painter. He was one of the leading decorative artists of the day, continuing the grand tradition of Le Brun but adapting it to the lighter taste of the court of Louis XV, to whom he became official painter in 1736. Much of his work can be seen at Versailles, notably in the Salon d'Hercule. He was a man of wide pictorial culture, learning from Rubens in his use of colour and from 17th-century Bolognese painters in his clarity and grace of drawing. The easy fluency of his style belies his disturbed personality; he committed suicide a few hours after completing Time Revealing Truth (1737, Wallace Coll., London). Boucher was his most important pupil.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Lemoyne1.html IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Lemoyne1.html |
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Lemoyne
Lemoyne. Family of French sculptors. Jean-Louis Lemoyne (1665–1755) was a pupil of Coysevox and is remembered mainly for portrait busts in his master's manner. His brother Jean-Baptiste the Elder (1679–1731) was a figure and portrait sculptor of no great distinction. Jean-Louis's son Jean-Baptiste the Younger (b Paris, 19 Feb. 1704; d Paris, 25 May 1778) was the outstanding member of the family and worked a good deal for Louis XV. He did much large-scale work at Versailles and elsewhere, but is renowned particularly for the vivacity of his portraits. Among his pupils were Falconet, Houdon, Pajou, and Pigalle.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Lemoyne.html IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Lemoyne.html |
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Lemoyne
Lemoyne. Family of French sculptors. Jean-Louis Lemoyne (1665–1755) was a pupil of Coysevox and is remembered mainly for portrait busts in his master's manner. His brother Jean-Baptiste the Elder (1679–1731) was a figure and portrait sculptor of no great distinction. Jean-Louis's son, Jean-Baptiste the Younger (1704–78), was the outstanding member of the family and worked a good deal for Louis XV. He did much large-scale work at Versailles and elsewhere, but is renowned particularly for the vivacity of his portraits. Among his pupils were Falconet, Houdon, and Pigalle.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Lemoyne.html IAN CHILVERS. "Lemoyne." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Lemoyne.html |
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