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Portrait of Chassériau, Théodore

Chassériau, Théodore

1819–1856

Nationality: France

Born: 1819, El Limón

Died: 1856, Paris

Gender: male

Movements

Orientalism

Romanticism

Occupations

painter

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Biography

Born in the Dominican Republic. Painter of decorative schemes, portraits, nudes, and North African scenes. Perhaps most famous for the decoration of the Cour des Comptes in the Palais d'Orsay; he combined Ingres' classical linear grace with Delacroix's Romantic color. Comment on works: history

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Notable Works

Aline Chassériau
Venus of the sea
The Toilette of Esther

Artworks

34 artworks

Portrait of Félix Ravaisson

Portrait of Félix Ravaisson

1846

Portrait of Madame Ravaisson

Portrait of Madame Ravaisson

1846

Portrait of Madame Gabrielle Marcotte de Quivières

Portrait of Madame Gabrielle Marcotte de Quivières

1845

Comtesse de La Tour-Maubourg (Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Gabrielle Thomas de Pange, 1816–1850)

Comtesse de La Tour-Maubourg (Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Gabrielle Thomas de Pange, 1816–1850)

1841

Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix

Scene from the Gallic Wars: The Gaul Littavicus, Betraying the Roman Cause, Flees to Gergovie to Support Vercingétorix

ca. 1838–40

Desdemona (The Song of the Willow)

Desdemona (The Song of the Willow)

1849

Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine

Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine

1851

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Cloak and Bonnet

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Cloak and Bonnet

1850

Count Philibert-Oscar de Ranchicourt

Count Philibert-Oscar de Ranchicourt

ca. 1836

Ernest Chassériau (?)

Ernest Chassériau (?)

1851

"If I do die before thee, pr'ythee shroud me in one of those same sheets": plate 8 from Othello (Act 4, Scene 3)

"If I do die before thee, pr'ythee shroud me in one of those same sheets": plate 8 from Othello (Act 4, Scene 3)

1844

"Therefore, be merry Cassio": plate 6 from Othello (Act 3, Scene 3)

"Therefore, be merry Cassio": plate 6 from Othello (Act 3, Scene 3)

1844

"She thank'd me": plate 2 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 3)

"She thank'd me": plate 2 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 3)

1844

"Owake! what ho! Brabantio! thieves! thieves!": plate 1 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 1)

"Owake! what ho! Brabantio! thieves! thieves!": plate 1 from Othello (Act 1, Scene 1)

1844

"O Spartan dog": plate 15 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

"O Spartan dog": plate 15 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2)

1844

Mass

Mass

ca. 1837–38

The Baroness Duperré and Her Daughters

The Baroness Duperré and Her Daughters

1841

Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground

Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground

ca. 1846

Cassio Bowing

Cassio Bowing

1852

Portrait of Jennins

Portrait of Jennins

1838

Apollo omhelst Daphne

Apollo omhelst Daphne

13/15

Othello doodt Desdemona

4/15

Othello geeft Desdemona aan Jago in bescherming

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