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20 Famous Academicist Slikarji You Should Know

If you remember one Academicist slikar, make it Paul Delaroche (1797–1856), the name behind Young Christian Martyr - Sveti kristjan zdravnik in Praznik smrti Lady Jane Gray. After that come Friedrich von Amerling, Eugene de Blaas, Jean-Paul Laurens in Édouard Debat-Ponsan. Our 20 picks go from Johann Christian von Mannlich (born 1741) to Čarliz Chaplin (born 1889), from 14 countries.

How we picked them. We list the artists our catalogue links to Academicist, from the most famous down. Artists born after 1955 that we cannot yet check on Wikidata are left out. The Wikipedia number shows in how many of our 32 languages Wikipedia writes about them.

  1. Young Christian Martyr - Sveti kristjan zdravnik avtorja Paul Delaroche1Paul Delaroche
  2. Portrait of Princess Marie Franziska von Liechtenstein Aged Two avtorja Friedrich von Amerling2Friedrich von Amerling
  3. The Serenade avtorja Eugene de Blaas3Eugene de Blaas

Quick facts

Academicist in a nutshell

  • 20Umetniki
  • 1741–1889Leto rojstva
  • 14Zemlje rojstva
  • 1Ženske
  • 1.524Delo v našem katalogu
Mestov z največim številom novorojenčev
Pariz (1), Dunaj (1), Albano Laziale (1), Fourques (1)
Muzeji z največ najpomembnejših del**
Ermitaž (2), National Gallery (1), Louvre (1), Liechtenstein Museum (1)
Ženske na tem seznamu
Christina Robertson

Meet them one by one

The 20 famous Academicist slikarji, from most famous down

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Paul Delaroche

From Pariz On Wikipedia in 26 of 32 languages

Paul Delaroche

Hippolyte Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) je bil izjemno pomemben slikar 19. stoletja, ki je utelešal napetosti med romantizmom in akademskim realizmom. Delaroche je bil tesno povezan s Pariško umetniško sceno in je gojil talente mlajših slikarjev, kot so bili Thomas Couture, Jean-Léon Gérôme in Jean-François Millet. Njegova slika "Usoda lady Jane Grey" je dosegla takojšnji uspeh in ostaja temeljni kamen zbirke Narodne galerije v Londonu.

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Friedrich von Amerling

Avstrijec From Dunaj Akademizem On Wikipedia in 20 of 32 languages

Friedrich von Amerling

Friedrich Ritter von Amerling (roj. 1803, Dunaj, umr 1887, Dunaj) predstavlja izstopajočo figuro v avstrijski zgodovini umetnosti, ki je slavna zaradi svoje neomajne predanosti akademski tradiciji ter izjemne sposobnosti zajema dostojanstva in elegance aristokratskih motivov v dobi romantizma.

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Eugene de Blaas

Italijan From Albano Laziale Akademski klasicizem On Wikipedia in 19 of 32 languages

Eugene de Blaas

Eugen de Blaas (kasneje znan kot Eugene von Blaas), rojen leta 1843 v Albano pri Rimu, je izrastel iz družine, globoko vprijete v umetniško tradicijo. Njegov oče, Karl von Blaas, je bil sam po sebi spoštovan slikar in profesor na akademi v Benetkah, kar je mlademu Eugenu zagotovilo nepreverljivo utemeljitev v zgodovini umetnosti, tehniki fresk in načelih klasične kompozicije.

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Jean-Paul Laurens

From Fourques On Wikipedia in 19 of 32 languages

Jean-Paul Laurens

Jean-Paul Laurens (1838–1921) stoji kot monumentalna figura v zadnjem cvetovanju francoske akademske umetnosti, saj v svojem delu utelovlja både njeno veličastnost in njene nerazpoločljive protivrečnosti. Rod Jen v Fourquesu v Franciji je pod prestižnim mentorstvom Léona Cogniata in Alexandre Bida razvil trd republikański duh, ki ga je dopolnila neomajna zavezanost umetniški tradiciji.

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Édouard Debat-Ponsan

Francoz From Toulouse Akademska umetnost On Wikipedia in 14 of 32 languages

Édouard Debat-Ponsan

V živopisni, pogosto turbulentni panorami francijske umetnosti konca devetnajstega stoletja je malo ki osebnosti je tako globoko utelemilo napetost med klasično tradicijo in moderno socialno zavest kot Édouard Debut-Ponsan. Rod Jen v Tulužu leta 1847, njegova umetniška pot je bila oblikovana v prestižnih dvoranah tradicije Beaux-Arts, saj je študiral pod cenjenim Alexandre Cabanelom.

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Čarliz Chaplin

Britanec From Étreat Nem film, Slapstick

Čarliz Chaplin

Rodjen kot Charles Spencer Chaplin 16. aprila 1889 v srcu revnega londonskega East Enda, je bilo življenje tega komičnega genija samo po sebi pretresena drama. Oba njegova starša, Hannah Harriet Hill in Charles Spencer Chaplin starejši, sta bila izvajalka v müzalnih dvoranah, v svetu hitrih aplavzov in nenehnega gibanja, ki bi globoko obliktirali umetniško senzibilnost mladega Charlieja.

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Alfred Stevens

Belgijski From Bruselj Akademski realizem On Wikipedia in 12 of 32 languages

Alfred Stevens

Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens, eden izmed najbolj udejnih belgijskih slikarjev, se je rodil 11. maja 1823 v Bruselu. Njegova družina je bila globoko utopljena v svet vizualnih umetnosti; njegov starejši brat Joseph (1816–1892) in sin Léopold (1866–1935) sta bila prav tako slikarja, medtem ko je bil še eden njegov brat, Arthur (1825–99), založnik in umetnostni kritik.

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Adolf Schreyer

From Frankfurt ob Majni On Wikipedia in 9 of 32 languages

Adolf Schreyer

Adolf Schreyer, rojen leta 1828 v Frankfurtu, je bil slikar, katerega življenje se je nedeljivo povezalo s čudovito močjo konj in očarljivimi pokrajinami Vzhoda. Njegova umetniška pot se je začela znotraj strukturiranih sten Städel Instituta v njegovem rodnem mestu, sledile so pa mu formativne študije v Stuttgartu in Münchnu – klasična podlaga, na kateri je gradil izjemno značilen slog.

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Albert Joseph Moore

Britanec From York Estetska gibanje On Wikipedia in 11 of 32 languages

Albert Joseph Moore

Albert Joseph Moore, eden izmed najbolj udejnih angleških slikarjev, se je rodil 4. septembra 1841 v Yorku v Združenem kraljestvu. Kot trzynesti sin in štuktrta otrok slavnega portretista Williama Moora in njegove druge žene, Sarah Collingham, je od nekaj najmlajših korakov v svet umetnosti stopil v družini, kjer je umetnost bila prisotna v vsakem vireku.

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Jean Léon Gerôme Ferris

From Philadelphia On Wikipedia in 8 of 32 languages

Jean Léon Gerôme Ferris

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863 – 1930) je izjemna osebnost v zgodovini ameriške umetnosti, najbolj znan po monumentalni seriji ‘Pageant of a Nation’ – največjem projektu te vrste, ki ga je ob koncu devetnajstega stoletja izvedel posamezen slikar.

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Émile Bayard

French From La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Illustration, Romanticism

Émile Bayard

Émile-Antoine Bayard, born in the tranquil French town of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre in 1837, emerged as a pivotal figure in 19th-century illustration. The years between 1857 and 1864 were formative for Bayard, a period dedicated to exhaustive exploration across various artistic mediums. From 1864 onward, Bayard's career blossomed as an illustrator, initially documenting current events for magazines—including the tumultuous period of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71).

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Delphin Enjolras

From Coucouron On Wikipedia in 9 of 32 languages

Delphin Enjolras

Delphin Enjolras, francoski akademik slikar, se je rodil v Courcouronnesu, Ardèche, Francija, leta 1857. Njegovi starši so bili Casimir Enjolras in Delphine Laurens. Slikarska pot Enjolrasa se je začela s formalnim usposabljanjem na “École de dessin de la ville de Paris” pod vodstvom slikarja akvarelov Gastona Gérarda.

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Christina Robertson

From Kinghorn On Wikipedia in 9 of 32 languages

Christina Robertson

Born: December 17, 1796, in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland (though records indicate Edinburgh). Early Training: She received foundational training from her uncle, George Saunders, in London, mastering the art of miniature painting before expanding into oils and watercolors.

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Johann Christian von Mannlich

German From Strasbourg On Wikipedia in 5 of 32 languages

Johann Christian von Mannlich

Born in the city of Strasbourg, Johann Christian von Mannlich entered a world where art was deeply intertwined with the service of nobility. He was the son of Konrad von Mannlich, a man who held the position of court painter to Christian IV, Duke of Zweibrücken. Under Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken, his responsibilities expanded from the canvas to the very stones of the landscape.

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Ludwig Passini

Austrian From Vienna Realist On Wikipedia in 6 of 32 languages

Ludwig Passini

In the golden light of the nineteenth century, few artists captured the rhythmic pulse of Mediterranean life with as much tenderness and precision as Ludwig Johann Passini. Born in Vienna on July 9, 1832, Passini was a man of dual heritage, an Austrian by birth whose artistic soul became irrevocably entwined with the canals and cobblestones of Italy.

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Wincenty Smokowski

Angleški From Vilna Romantizem, predimpresionizem On Wikipedia in 4 of 32 languages

Wincenty Smokowski

Vincentas Smakauskas, znan tudi kot Wincenty Smokowski, je bil izstopajoč poljsko-litajski slikar in ilustrator, rojen leta 1797 v Vilniusu na Litavi. Svojo umetniško pot je začel z študijem na Vilniški univerzi med leti 1817 in 1922, kjer je pod mentorstvom angleškega graverja in profesorja lepih umetnosti, Josepha Saundersa, začel razvijati svoj talent.

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Noè Bordignon

Italian From Salvarosa Venetian Genre Painting On Wikipedia in 3 of 32 languages

Noè Bordignon

Noè Bordignon (1841–1920) remains one of the most tender chroniclers of the Venetian spirit, an artist whose brush captured not just the light of the Adriatic, but the very heartbeat of nineteenth-century domesticity. Born in Salvorosa, near Castelfranco Veneto—a region then under the dominion of the Austrian Empire—Bordignon’s early life was steeped in the rich academic traditions of Italy.

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Pyotr Petrovich Zabolotsky

Russian From Saint Petersburg On Wikipedia in 2 of 32 languages

Pyotr Petrovich Zabolotsky

In the quiet studios of the nineteenth century, Pyotr Petrovich Zabolotsky sought to capture the very essence of the human countenance. His life was one dedicated to the observation of character, finding truth in the subtle shifts of a gaze or the slight tension of a jawline. He moved through a world of shifting social hierarchies, translating the presence of individuals into the permanent language of oil and canvas.

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Pictures worth knowing

Famous Academicist works to recognise

  1. Young Christian Martyr - Sveti kristjan zdravnik avtorja Paul Delaroche

    Young Christian Martyr - Sveti kristjan zdravnik

    Paul Delaroche

    1853 · Louvre, Pariz

  2. Portrait of Princess Marie Franziska von Liechtenstein Aged Two avtorja Friedrich von Amerling

    Portrait of Princess Marie Franziska von Liechtenstein Aged Two

    Friedrich von Amerling

    1836 · Liechtenstein Museum, Benetignano

  3. The Serenade avtorja Eugene de Blaas

    The Serenade

    Eugene de Blaas

  4. Portrait of Jean­Pierre Laurens avtorja Jean-Paul Laurens

    Portrait of Jean­Pierre Laurens

    Jean-Paul Laurens

  5. The Old, Old Story avtorja Édouard Debat-Ponsan

    The Old, Old Story

    Édouard Debat-Ponsan

  6. La Pêche avtorja Čarliz Chaplin

    La Pêche

    Čarliz Chaplin

  7. An Open-Air Kitchen, Lahore, India avtorja Edwin Lord Weeks

    An Open-Air Kitchen, Lahore, India

    Edwin Lord Weeks

  8. Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada avtorja Alfred Stevens

    Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada

    Alfred Stevens

    Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti, New York

When it happened

Academicist, step by step

  1. 1763
  2. 1836
  3. 1841
  4. 1853
  5. 1862
  6. 1870
  7. 1880
  8. 1880
  9. 1890
  10. 1902
  11. 1913

Fun figures

The numbers behind the list

Država izvora
Francija5
Združene države Amerike2
France2
Avstrija1
Italija1
Belgija1
Nemčija1
Združeno kraljestvo1
Letniko roditve
1740s1
1790s3
1800s1
1820s2
1830s3
1840s6
1850s1
1860s2
1880s1
Muzeji, ki v svojih zbirkah hranijo njihova ključna dela
Ermitaž2
National Gallery1
Louvre1
Liechtenstein Museum1
Bowes Museum1
Walters Art Museum1
Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti1
Art Institute of Chicago1

Just the names

List of 20 famous Academicist slikarji to know

  1. 1Paul DelarochePaul Delaroche1797–1856
  2. 2Friedrich von AmerlingFriedrich von AmerlingAvstrijec · 1803–1887
  3. 3Eugene de BlaasEugene de BlaasItalijan · 1843–1931
  4. 4Jean-Paul LaurensJean-Paul Laurens1838–1921
  5. 5Édouard Debat-PonsanÉdouard Debat-PonsanFrancoz · 1847–1913
  6. 6Čarliz ChaplinČarliz ChaplinBritanec · 1889–1977
  7. 7Edwin Lord WeeksEdwin Lord Weeks1849–1903
  8. 8Alfred StevensAlfred StevensBelgijski · 1823–1906
  9. 9Adolf SchreyerAdolf Schreyer1828–1899
  10. 10Albert Joseph MooreAlbert Joseph MooreBritanec · 1841–1893
  11. 11Jean Léon Gerôme FerrisJean Léon Gerôme Ferris1863–1930
  12. 12Émile BayardÉmile BayardFrench · 1837–1891
  13. 13Delphin EnjolrasDelphin Enjolras1865–1945
  14. 14Christina RobertsonChristina Robertson1796–1854
  15. 15Ludwig ManzelLudwig ManzelGerman · 1858–1936
  16. 16Johann Christian von MannlichJohann Christian von MannlichGerman · 1741–1822
  17. 17Ludwig PassiniLudwig PassiniAustrian · 1832–1903
  18. 18Wincenty SmokowskiWincenty SmokowskiAngleški · 1797–1876
  19. 19Noè BordignonNoè BordignonItalian · 1841–1920
  20. 20Pyotr Petrovich ZabolotskyPyotr Petrovich ZabolotskyRussian · 1842–2000

Good questions

What people ask about Academicist

  • Who is the most famous Academicist slikar?

    Paul Delaroche (#1) is first in this ranking, followed by Friedrich von Amerling (#2) and Eugene de Blaas (#3).

  • Who are the 5 most famous Academicist slikarji?

  • When were most Academicist slikarji born?

    Most slikarji in this list were born in the 1840s (6 of 20), between 1741 and 1889 overall.

  • Where are the great works of Academicist art today?

    The museums holding the most key works of this list are Ermitaž (2), National Gallery (1) in Louvre (1).

  • Which country produced the most Academicist slikarji?

    Francija: 5 of the 20 slikarji in this list were born there, then Združene države Amerike (2) in France (2).

  • Who are the great Academicist slikarji of Francija?

    The highest-ranked slikarji born in Francija are Paul Delaroche (#1), Jean-Paul Laurens (#4), Édouard Debat-Ponsan (#5), Čarliz Chaplin (#6) in Delphin Enjolras (#13).

  • Which women Academicist slikarji are the most famous?

    1 women are in this ranking: Christina Robertson (#14).

  • What techniques did Academicist slikarji use?

    “Nasprotno pa v delih, kot je Črni bik, sprejme bolj vizceralni pristop, uporablja debel impasto in atmosferično svetlobo, da zajame surov, močan bistvenost kmeškega življenja, ter s tem dokazuje slogovno tekočnost, ki je flirtala z prihajajočim impresionističnim gibanjem.” — from our biography of Édouard Debat-Ponsan (#5).

  • Who was the first Academicist slikar?

    The earliest-born slikar in this list is Johann Christian von Mannlich (#16), born in 1741.

  • Can I order a painting by a famous Academicist slikar?

    Our catalogue holds 1,524 works by these slikarji. Each one can be ordered as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print.

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