CAS AH 287 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Peter Paul Rubens
20 Sep 2016
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Antoine-jean, baron gros (born march 16, 1771, paris, france died june 26, 1835, paris) French romantic painter principally remembered for his historical pictures depicting significant events in the military career of napoleon. Gros received his first art training from his father, who was a painter of miniatures. In 1785 he entered the studio of his father"s friend jacques-louis david, whom he revered but whose cerebral neoclassical style was uncongenial to gros"s romantically passionate nature. As a student he was more influenced by the energetic brushwork and colour of peter paul. Rubens and the venetians than the hard linearism of his contemporary neoclassicists. In 1793, with david"s help, gros went to italy, where, in genoa, he met jos phine de beauharnais and, through her, his hero, napoleon. In 1796 he followed the french army to arcole and was present when napoleon planted the. This incident he immortalized in his first major work, napoleon on the.
