#jean baptiste regnault

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The Three Graces by Jean-Baptiste Regnault (Late 18th - Early 19th Century)

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Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Regnault (French, 1754–1829)

Date: 1782

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Description

The story depicted in this painting is a well known story from Greek mythology. One of the characters in this painting is Chiron who is noted as being a brave and noble centaur. He is also noted as being the teacher of many great Greek men who had been sent as children to be the students of the centaur Chiron. One of the people sent to train under him was the boy Achilles. Among others, Chiron taught Achilles how to wrestle, sword fight, and the painting above shows how to shoot a bow well.

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The Three Graces IN ART

Sandro Botticelli, 1478 - 1482

Rafael, 1504 - 1505

Jean Baptiste Regnault, n.d

Nicolas Cordier, 1609, restored

Charles-André van Loo, 1765

Antonio Canova, 1799

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Jean Baptiste Regnault - Freedom or Death, 1794-95.

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Jean Baptiste Regnault (French,1754-1829)

Danaë

oil on canvas

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Anne de Bretagne par Regnault.

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Circle of Jean-Baptiste Regnault

Paris 1754 - 1829

Danaë

Oil on canvas

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Sleeping Venus, Attributed to Jean Baptiste Regnault (detail)

[galleryofart]

Death of Cleopatra

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Regnault  (French, 1754–1829)

Genre: History Painting

Date: circa 1796

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Museum Kunstpalast

After the defeat at the battle of Actium and after Anthony had killed himself, the Egyptian queen chose suicide by viper bite to avoid the shame of falling prisoner to the Romans.

The painting was produced in the '5th Year of the Republic' and was read as an expression of resignation in the face of the bloodshed of the French Revolution.

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The Origin of Painting or Butades Drawing

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Regnault (French, 1754-1829)

Date: 1785

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Palace of Versailles, Paris, France

DESCRIPTION

This painting depicts the mythological story of Butades' daughter, known as the "Corinthian Maid," tracing the outline of her lover's shadow on a wall, essentially capturing the idea of the origin of painting by preserving a fleeting image; "Butades" being the name associated with this early form of art according to ancient Greek legend.

Key points about the painting: Subject matter: The painting depicts the moment where Butades' daughter is tracing the shadow of her lover on a wall, a story recounted by Pliny the Elder. Significance: This painting is considered a classic example of an "artist's allegory" where a mythological story is used to represent the beginnings of an art form.

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Danaë by Jean-Baptiste Regnault (18th Century)

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Danae by Jean-Baptiste Regnault

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Jean-Baptiste Regnault (French, 1754-1829) - Danaë

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Cupid and Psyche (1828) by Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault (French, 1754-1829), oil on canvas, 152.8 × 196 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

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HERO AND LEANDER ON THE ROCKS IN MOONLIGHT Jean-Baptiste Regnault | 1812