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1741 - 1823. Known for: Grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits.
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies,... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style of François-Guillaume Ménageot and François-André Vincent, but later focused on creating allegorical tributes to Napoleon’s military triumphs. However, he was most admired for his portrait paintings,... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style of François-Guillaume Ménageot and François-André Vincent, but later focused on creating allegorical tributes to Napoleon’s military triumphs. However, he was most admired for his portrait paintings, including the famous full-length portrait of King Louis XVI in Coronation robes. Callet received patronage and protection from the monarch and both of his brothers due to his official positions as painter to the King, First Painter to ‘Monsieur,’ and... Read full biography
Antoine-François Callet was a French artist who won the Prix de Rome in 1764 and became a full member of the Académie Royale in 1777. He was known for his grand manner history paintings, mythologies, allegorical decorations, and portraits. Callet was initially influenced by the neoclassical style of François-Guillaume Ménageot and François-André Vincent, but later focused on creating allegorical tributes to Napoleon’s military triumphs. However, he was most admired for his portrait paintings, including the famous full-length portrait of King Louis XVI in Coronation robes. Callet received patronage and protection from the monarch and both of his brothers due to his official positions as painter to the King, First Painter to ‘Monsieur,’ and official painter to the Comte d’Artois.