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Théodore Chassériau
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French romantic painter (1819–1856)
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Théodore Chassériau was a French painter associated with the Romanticism and Orientalism movements. Born in El Limón in 1819, he studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. He was a male artist who spoke French and was educated in France. His professional output included history painting, portraits, and nudes.
Chassériau received the award of Knight of the Legion of Honour. His notable works include Venus of the sea, The Toilette of Esther, and Aline Chassériau. His artworks are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. He died in Paris in 1856 and is buried at Montmartre Cemetery.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1819-09-20 ) September 20, 1819, El Limón, Samaná , Santo Domingo
- Died
- October 8, 1856 (1856-10-08) (aged 37), Paris, France
- Citizenship
- French
- Education
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Movement
- Romanticism ; Orientalism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- El Limón
- Place of death
- Paris
- Father
- Benoît Chassériau
- Occupation
- painter
- Educated at
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Aline Chassériau
- Student of
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Genre
- nude
- Movement
- Orientalism
- Image
- Chasseriau-Redingote.jpg
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- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- Commons category
- Théodore Chassériau
- date of birth
- 1819-09-20
- date of death
- 1856-10-08
- unmarried partner
- Marie Cantacuzène
- Commons Creator page
- Théodore Chassériau
- name in native language
- Théodore Chassériau
- has works in the collection
- Kunsthaus Zürich
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Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to Théodore Chassériau, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Théodore Chassériau ( French pronunciation: [teɔdɔʁ ʃaseʁjo]; Spanish: Teodoro Chasseriau; September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings, allegorical murals, and Orientalist images inspired by his travels to Algeria. Early in his career he painted in a Neoclassical style close to that of his teacher Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, but in his later works he was strongly influenced by the Romantic style of Eugène Delacroix. He was a prolific draftsman, and made a suite of prints to illustrate Shakespeare's Othello. The portrait he painted at the age of 15 of Prosper Marilhat makes Chassériau the youngest painter exhibited at the Louvre museum.
Life and work
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