Antoine Jean Gros

Antoine-Jean Gros, baron Gros, born March 16, 1771 in Paris1 and died June 25, 1835 in Meudon, was a neoclassical and pre-Romantic French painter. On November 15, 1796, Gros was present with the army near Arcole. Bonaparte commissioned a painting from him in Milan to immortalize this event. In 1797, he was appointed head of the commission responsible for selecting stolen works of art intended to enrich the collections of the Louvre Museum. Antoine-Jean Gros set up his studio at Les Capucins in 1801. Gros was decorated by Napoleon at the Salon of 1808 where he exhibited Napoleon on the battlefield of Eylau. The decoration of the interior of the Sainte-Geneviève church earned him the title of baron by Charles X. In 1815, David left Paris for Brussels and exile. It was then Gros who, despite some reluctance, took over David's studio in 1816. He was to be one of the greatest trainers of students in the first half of this century. Feeling neglected by his students and plagued by personal difficulties, Gros committed suicide on June 25, 1835. Paris-Musées. Public domain. Enhanced by hand for an incredibly close rendering of an original drawing. You will be able to perceive the intensity and the material effect of blacks, whites, colors. Ships within 2-3 days.