Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée
French painter
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1755. His younger brother... Wikipedia
Born: December 30, 1724, Paris, France
Died: June 19, 1805 (age 80 years), Paris, France
Movement: Lagrenée's work was Rococo in style, directly influenced by the Bolognese School of painting
Children: Anthelme-François Lagrenée
Siblings: Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
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Jan 18, 2024 · Lagrenée played an important part in the French movement away from the Rococo style toward a more restrained, classicizing expression.
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Biography: Painter, etcher, sculptor and draughtsman. Pupil of Carle Vanloo (q.v), won the Prix de Rome in 1749. He stayed for only one year at the Académie ...