French 19th century painting, Granet, Ingres, Provencal painting
The museum has a major collection of 19th century works, of which the best known is probably the famous large-format work by Ingres.
Jupiter et Thétis, 1811
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780 – 1867) - Huile sur toile, 324 x 260 cm - Photo H. Maertens - Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
Works from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries include Portrait of a Young Boy by David, and an entire room devoted to the paintings of François-Marius Granet. Largely given over to the Aix-born painter’s Roman period, it is organised around the portrait of the painter F.M. Granet by his friend Ingres. Granet used landscapes, one of his favourite subjects, to meditate on the decline and oblivion into which civilisations fall. The Provençal School is represent by its leading figures, including L’Engalière and Loubon.
Among the museum’s leading works are Jupiter and Thetis by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, and rare paintings by Duqueylard, such as the Songe d’Ossian.
In pictures
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François-Marius Granet, peintre et dessinateur, vers 1807-1809
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) - Huile sur toile 75 x 53 cm - Photo musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
Jeune Grec endormi
Théodore Géricault, 1791-1824 - Huile sur toile, 37,4 x 45,6 cm - Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
Les héros grecs tirant au sort les captifs qu'ils ont fait à Troie
Hugues Jean François Paul Du Queylard dit Paul Duqueylar (1771-1845) - Huile sur toile, 455 x 641 cm - Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
Pins dans la campagne d'Aix
Prosper Grésy (1801-1847) - Huile sur toile, 49,5 x 82, 8 cm - Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
Le Cloître de la chartreuse Sainte Marie des Anges à Rome
François-Marius Granet (1775-1849) - Huile sur toile, 198,8 x 271 cm - Legs F.M. Granet, 1849 - Photo H. Maertens - Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
