Tag Archives: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

The Oath of the Horatii by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Posted on October 31, 2013 by artisoo

The Oath of the Horatii is made by French artist Jacques-Louis David in 1784 commissioned by King Louis XVI of France. It depicts a scene from a Roman legend in the period of the wars between Rome and Alba, when … Continue reading →

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The Portrait of the Chouan Rochejaquelin

Posted on May 22, 2013 by artisoo

If in those lady portraits of Ingres, lines were subject to the colors he despised in a way, then in The Portrait of the Chouan Rochejaquelin, the stronger component was not the color, but the sketch deserving more thought. Facing … Continue reading →

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The Source

Posted on May 22, 2013 by artisoo

Introduction to The Source The Source was a canvas painting made by the famous neoclassical French painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in 1856. It measured 163 x 80cm (some say 164 x 82 cm), and was preserved in Orsay Le … Continue reading →

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Ambassadors Sent By Agamemnon To Urge

Posted on May 22, 2013 by artisoo

Ambassadors Sent By Agamemnon To Urge was historical figure painting made by Ingres with full enthusiasm at the age of 20 years old. And it was also his first official historical figure painting. What the painting depicted was the content … Continue reading →

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The Small Bather

Posted on May 9, 2013 by artisoo

The Small Bather is another famous oil painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. It was finished at the time when Ingres was studying at the French Academy in Rome. It experienced the same situation as his another great painting Grande … Continue reading →

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The Turkish Bath

Posted on May 3, 2013 by artisoo

Ingres was wiling to call himself as historical artist, because since the founding of Royal College of Painting and Sculpture in the 17th century, the traditional classical followers had been regarded as the highest level of history painting (the first … Continue reading →

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Appreciation of The Grande Odalisque

Posted on May 2, 2013 by artisoo

Ingres's art “lofty and solemn” could be reflected by his important work The Grande Odalisque. In the painting, Ingres gave up a lot of unnecessary details and made them unified in the serene, quiet and harmonious atmosphere, like carefully calculated. … Continue reading →

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