The education of the Virgin

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Louis Joseph FANELLI SEMAH
The education of the Virgin
1844

About the Item

Louis Joseph FANELLI SEMAH (Toulon, 1804 - Paris, 1875) The education of the Virgin Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 24 x 19 cm 1844 Exhibition: Paris Salon of 1844 under number 650 Louis Fanelli Semah, born May 28, 1804 in Toulon, concomitantly followed a career as a painter and sculptor. Pupil of Gros following his entry to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1825, he exhibited under the names Fanelli until 1834 then Semah and Fanelli-Semah then, a good number of paintings at the Salons in Paris and in the provinces. between 1831 and 1853. He produced mainly religious works, portraits and some history paintings, category in which he was awarded (third class gold medal) in 1844 for his Christ in the Garden of Olives. The painting was bought by the government at the end of the show. Fanelli Semah was also the author of many paintings of churches (Cognac, Tarare, Lodève, Loudéac, Cadiz…). It seems that he made a trip to Algeria around 1849 because he exhibited at the Salon of the same year a painting entitled: Café maure sur la route d'Hippone à Bône. Critics had already, quite early in his career, praised his artistic qualities: “Fanelli-Semah, whose great composition we have just admired, is among our young artists one of those whose future promises the most; his first attempts were successful, because he did not want to enter the career until he was sure he could walk with a firm step, that is to say, after to have matured his talent by laborious efforts of patient studies. He brought painting and sculpture together, and he also succeeded in these two arts. "(Charivari of October 3, 1839) Some critics even placed his work above that of Chassériau…: “Mr. Fanelli Semah has shown strong studies in Christ in the Garden of Olives. There is a different thought and elevation than in that of M. Chassériau. »(Theatrical France of May 26, 1844) The artist died in Paris in 1875. Our small and simple painting was exhibited in Paris in 1844 under number 650. In the Salon booklet, it is mentioned that the artist remained the owner of his work after the exhibition. Museums: Toulon, National Museum of the Palaces of Versailles and Trianon, Florence (Prato)…

Creator:
Louis Joseph FANELLI SEMAH (1804 - 1875, French)
Creation Year:
1844
Dimensions:
Height: 9.45 in (24 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
French School
Period:
Mid-19th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
PARIS, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: T536 05 211stDibs: LU1954210222522