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Jean Louis Victor Viger de Vigneau (Argentan, 1819- Parigi, 1879)
By Jean Louis Victor Viger de Vigneau (Argentan, 1819- Paris, 1879), Cleopatra
19th Century

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Jean Louis Victor Viger de Vigneau (Argentan, 1819- Paris, 1879) The Death of Cleopatra Oil on panel, 21 x 28 cm Framed, 34 x 39 cm Signed at lower right "H. Viger. D." Born in Argentan, Normandy, into a family of humble origins, at a very young age Viger de Vigneau, given his precocious and pronounced talent, was initiated into the painting profession, attending the graphic arts school founded in Rouen by Raymond Quinsac Monvoisin, a pupil of the famous Pierre Narcisse Guerin; the French painter's artistic training continued at the busy Parisian ateliers of painters Paul Delaroche, Martin Drolling and Henri Lehman. Thanks to his multifaceted upbringing, from his youth the artist developed an utterly personal style that aimed not at slavish emulation but at a shrewd reinterpretation of the models of the great masters of French academicism of the mid-19th century. The artist's works, beginning in the 1840s, are extremely well received in Parisian circles and are acquired by the aristocracy and the wealthiest members of the rising bourgeoisie of the time: absolutely positive are also the reviews regarding the works exhibited at the Salon, an event at which Jean Louis Victor Viger de Vigneau appears to be consistently present from 1845 onward. Great appreciation from his contemporaries was realized in 1850 when he was appointed secretary general of the Paris Committee of Artists. Beginning in 1859, the painter received numerous commissions, including cartoons for the three monumental stained glass windows in the choir of the Paris church of Saint-Leu, depicting Christ and the prophets Moses and Elijah. Beginning in the early 1860s, the artist worked directly for Napoleon III, producing several portraits and a series of canvases devoted to reconstructing the history of the imperial family. The artist had been hosted by Princess Eugenie, consort of the emperor, at Malmaison Castle, where he was commissioned to fresco the hall of honor. Upon his death in 1879, his friend the poet Emile Bertin dedicated a poem to him, published the following year in the miscellany Parnasse: "His work will remain, Viger! the great pages you have been able to retrace, and your fascinating panels, your vivid portraits will live on through the centuries, sustained, protected and consecrated by time." Expressing himself favorably with respect to Viger's work, in an 1879 article commemorating him, was the celebrated art critic Deschamps, who praised the Norman-born painter for his ability to depict the empire's most powerful figures in a magniloquent manner without, however, renouncing a lenticular realism. In this painting, perfectly in line with the painting of the great French masters of the mid-19th century, foremost among them Courbet, the Egyptian queen is depicted nude, in an extremely sensual pose, reclining on a soft red damask triclinium. The agile and rapid brushstrokes as well as the rendering of the luster and transparency of the fabrics highlight the artist's extraordinary technical expertise, which can provide maximum emphasis on the intriguing female figure. Female subjects of mythological character recur frequently throughout Viger's pictorial corpus, as evidenced by Flora and Zephyr, a painting commissioned by Napoleon III whose location is unknown today (the work is currently known only through historical photographs).

Creator:

Jean Louis Victor Viger de Vigneau (Argentan, 1819- Parigi, 1879) (French)

Creation Year:

19th Century

Dimensions:

Height: 8.27 in (21 cm)Width: 11.03 in (28 cm)

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20x28Price: $4,542

Medium:

Oil,Board

Period:

19th Century

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Gallery Location:

Milan, IT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2639216355742

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