MOREAU, GUSTAVE (1826-1898)

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 826 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MOL-MOS

MOREAU, GUSTAVE (1826-1898) , French painter, was born in Paris on the 6th of April 1826. His father was an architect, who, discerning the lad's promise, sent him to study under Picot, a second-rate artist but clever teacher. The only influence which really affected Moreau's development was that of the painter Chasseriau (18191857), with whom he was intimate when they both lived in the Rue Frochot, and of whom we find reminiscences even in his later works. Moreau's first picture was a " Pieta " (1852), now in the cathedral at

Angouleme

ANGOULEME
ANGOULEME, CHARLES DE VALOIS, DUKE OF (1573-1650)

. In the Salon of 1853 he exhibited a " Scene from the Song of Songs " (now in the Dijon Museum) and the " Death of Darius " (in the Moreau Gallery, Paris), both conspicuously under the influence of Chasseriau. To the

Great

GREAT

Exhibition of 1855 he sent the " Athenians with the Minotaur " (in the Museum at Bourg-en-

Bresse

BRESSE

) and " Moses putting off his Sandals within Sight of the Promised Land." "

Oedipus

OEDIPUS (OiSiirovs, O16tir63i7s, Wines, from Gr. ot&eiv swell, and gobs foot, i.e. " the swollen-footed ")

and the Sphinx," begun in 1862, and exhibited at the Salon of 1864, marked the beginning of his best period, during which he chose his subjects from history, religion, legend and fancy. In 1865 he exhibited "

Medea

MEDEA (Gr. Mi/Seta)

and Jason " and " The

Young

YOUNG
YOUNG, A
YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
EDWARD
- EDWARD
_16831765_.html">YOUNG,
EDWARD
- EDWARD
(1683–1765)
YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
THOMAS
_1773_1829_.html">YOUNG,
THOMAS
(1773-1829)

Man and Death "; in 1866, the " Head of Orpheus " (in the Luxembourg Gallery) ; " Hesiod and the Muse," a drawing; and " The Peri," a drawing; " Prometheus " (in the Moreau Gallery); " Jupiter and Europa," a " Pieta," and " The Saint and the Poet," in 1869. After working in obscurity for seven years, he reappeared at the Salon in 1876 with " Hercules and the Hydra," " Saint Sebastian," " Salome Dancing " (presented to the Luxembourg by M. Hayem); and in 1878 with " The Sphinx's Riddle solved." " Jacob," and " Moses on the Nile." Moreau exhibited for the last time at the Salon of 1880, when he contributed " Helen " and " Galatea "; to the

Great

GREAT

Exhibition of 1889 he again sent the " Galatea " and " The

Young

Man and Death." He took prize medals at the Salon in 1864, 1865, 1869 and 1878. He was made knight of the Legion of Honour in 1875 and officer in 1883. He succeeded Delaunay as professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and his teaching was highly popular. When he died, on the 18th of April 1898, he bequeathed to the state his

house

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

, containing about 8000 pictures, water-colours, cartoons and drawings, which form the Moreau Gallery, one of the best organized collections in Paris, arranged by M. Rupp, his executor, and, together with Delaunay and Fromentin, one of his closest friends.
See A Renan, Moreau (Paris, 1900) ; Paul Flat, Le Musee Gustave Moreau (Paris, 1900).

End of Article: MOREAU, GUSTAVE (1826-1898)

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/MOL_MOS/MOREAU_GUSTAVE_1826_1898_.html">
MOREAU, GUSTAVE (1826-1898)
</a>

(Previous)
MOREAU DE SAINT MERY, MEDERIC LOUIS

(Next)
MOREAU, HEGESIPPE (18ro-1838)

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email