Scheffer, Ary |
PAINTER (THE NETHERLANDS) |
BORN 12 Feb 1795, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland - DIED 15 Jun 1858, Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Montmartre Cimetière, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 22) |
Ary Scheffer was the son of a poor painter. After the early death of his father he was taken to Paris by his mother. There he worked in the studio of Gurin. He didn't like the great romantic painters of his days (like Delacroix and Géricault) and soon developed a style of his own. He depicted the works of Goethe and Byron and then turned to religious subjects. After 1846 he ceased to exhibit his works, but in his studio he continued to work. He married the widow of General Baudrand (born Françoise Louise Sophie Lauzun-Marin, 1805-1856) and received the Légion d'honneur in 1848. After his death many unknown works were found in his studio and exhibited posthumously at Argentueil. This shook his reputation that detoriated further after the sale of the Paturle Gallery that had held many of his best works. His brother Henri was also a painter. Family Daughter: Scheffer, Cornelia Related persons was teacher to Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste was a friend of Cogniet, Léon was teacher to Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre was sculpted by Scheffer, Cornelia painted Viardot-Garcia, Pauline was a friend of Viardot-Garcia, Pauline Events |
16/7/1857 | Franz Liszt meets Ary Scheffer in Scheveningen. Liszt was in the Netherlands for a festival and Scheffer was staying with his brother in Scheveningen near The Hague. In 1837 Scheffer had painted Liszt in Paris. They walked along the sea and talked about politics, literature, music and painting. [Liszt, Franz] |
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Sources Winkler Prins Encyclopedie (editie 1909), 1909 |