Louis Jean François Lagrenée

See also: Grené

Louis Jean François Lagrenée , known sous le nom de' Lagrenée elder the is a French painter of the 18th century born with Paris the December 30th 1724 and died in Paris the June 19th 1805.

Raise Carle Vanloo, it is allowed in March 1744 at the school of the protected pupils and envoy with Rome. It is approved in 1753.

It is received member of the royal Académie on May 31st 1755 with the Removal of Déjanire (Musée of Louvre). It becomes successively, assistant-professor, professor, director of the Académie from France to Rome, vice-chancellor, conservative and honorary administrator of the Museum.

In 1804, Napoleon gave him the Légion of honor. His/her young Jean-Jacques brother, known as Lagrenée the Young person, was his pupil. He died in Louvre.

Principal works

Venus and Mars, an allegory of Peace , 1770, J. Paul Getty Museum
the Harvest - Cérès and Agriculture , Small Trianon
the Death of the Woman of Darius , Museum of Louvre
Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan , Musée of Louvre
Psyché surprises the Love deadened , Musée of Louvre

Source

Marc Sandoz, Lagrenée, I. - Louis (Jean, François) Lagrénée, 1725-1805 , Turns, 1983.

External bonds

Lagrenée the Elder one in the base Mona Lisa

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