Abel de Pujol
Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol (30 January 1785 in Valenciennes – 29 September 1861 in Paris) was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Émile Lévy. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the Bourse de Paris. A member of the Institut de France, he was an officer of the légion d'honneur.
Abel de Pujol | |
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 Self-portrait, 1812 | |
| Born | Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol 30 January 1785 |
| Died | 29 September 1861 (aged 76) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre, galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau, ceiling of the Bourse de Paris |
| Spouse | Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy (m. 1856) |
| Awards | Officer of the légion d'honneur |
Abel de Pujol, ca.1860. Photograph by André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
Selected works
Caesar going to the Senate on the Ides of March
The Execution of
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Sisyphus eternally rolls his rock
Students
- Julien Hudson, (1811–1844)
- François Debon, (1816–1872)
- Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy, (1798–1869) who married him
- Auguste Désiré Saint-Quentin, (1833–1906)
- Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, (1803–1860)
- Alphonse Lami, (1822-1867)
Bibliography
- Théodore Pelloquet Dictionnaire de poche des artistes contemporains Paris 1858
- Georges Rouget Notice sur Abel de Pujol, peintre d'histoire, membre de l'Institut typ. de E. Prignet Paris 1861 on Googlebooks
External links
Media related to Abel de Pujol at Wikimedia Commons
- Analysis of the work 'Workshop of Abel de Pujol' by Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy
- Abel de Pujol @ ArtCyclopedia
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