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Achille Devéria

• Portrait painting • Wikipedia: Achille Devéria
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Achille Devéria achieved something that many artists never achieved. Already at a young age, he advanced to become a sought-after and respected artist of the young 19th century. After finishing his school education he immediately took up an artistic one and devoted himself to oil painting. Already at the age of 22 the painter took part in an exhibition at the Paris Salon.

His younger brother also devoted himself to art and despite the closeness of the siblings, their choice of motifs developed in different directions. During a jointly run art school, Achille Devéria devoted himself to lithography. Lithographs were particularly sought after in the publishing business and the artist received commissions to illustrate major novels. From then on, editions of "Don Quixote", "Robinson Crusoe" and "Faust" decorated fine graphic works of art, which Achille produced with the highest precision. Each art epoch experienced upheaval and was subject to constant change. Achille Devéria absorbed the changes and processed new trends in his art. Later, the artist skilfully took over the management of the graphic arts collection in the French National Library and is now head of the Egyptian collection in the Louvre. Unfortunately, an illness ended the life of this unusual artist, which met him on a trip to Egypt.

The art scene of the early 19th century slowly but steadily withdrew from religious influence. Especially in Paris, the scene of visual artists and writers merged together. Around Achille Devéria and Vitor Hugo an artistic scene with a lively exchange of ideas developed. The works of Achille show a wide range of motifs. On the one hand, this is due to his various clients. Thus he created small views that were reserved for the private view of his clients and provided for erotic flair in the boudoir. On the other hand, the good society commissioned modest devotional pictures, which were intended for the public rooms in the house. The literary world ordered illustrations and artists of all genres had portraits made of themselves. Famous are the interpretations Devéria worked out by Victor Hugo and Franz List. Ernst Jünger described the selection of works with the words "sweet devotional pictures up to works with fiery pornography" and thus captured the unusual spectrum. © Meisterdrucke

Marie Dorval in the role of Marion Delorme by Victor Hugo

Achille Devéria

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Marie Dorval in the role of Marion Delorme by Victor Hugo

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