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| − | + | [[Image:Gros Eylau.jpg|thumb|Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau; detail, 1808.]] | |
| + | '''Antoine Jean Gros''' (1771 - 1835) was a [[French]] Neoclassical Romantic [[painter]]. ''In 1793 Gros went to Italy, where he met Napoleon and was appointed his official battle painter. He followed Napoleon on his campaigns, and his huge paintings such as The Battle of Eylau (Louvre, Paris, 1808) are among the most stirring images of the Napoleonic era.'' [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gros/] | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Gros Napoleon Visiting the Pesthouse at Jaffa.jpg]] | |
| − | + | Napoleon Visiting the Pesthouse at Jaffa. | |
| − | + | == See also == | |
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| + | *[[French painting]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting Schools]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/gros_antoine-jean.html Antoine-Jean Gros] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gros/ Gros, Antoine-Jean] | ||
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| + | [[Category:French Painters]] | ||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Gros, Antoine Jean}} | ||
Revision as of 17:16, September 17, 2011
Antoine Jean Gros (1771 - 1835) was a French Neoclassical Romantic painter. In 1793 Gros went to Italy, where he met Napoleon and was appointed his official battle painter. He followed Napoleon on his campaigns, and his huge paintings such as The Battle of Eylau (Louvre, Paris, 1808) are among the most stirring images of the Napoleonic era. [1]
Napoleon Visiting the Pesthouse at Jaffa.