Theodore Rousseau

  Ignacio Zuloaga

Personal Details

 

 

Name

Theodore Rousseau

Place of birth

Paris, France

Year of Birth

1812

Year of death

1867

Nationality

french

Paintings

The Oak of the Riding School, The Great Oak of Fontainebleau, The Rocks of the Col de Braus, The Bridge at Narni.

Theodore Theodore Rousseau was an influential French Romantic landscape painter of the 19th century. He was born in 1812 in Paris and was the son of a craftsman and a milliner. His early art training was received from his father, who was a decorative painter. In 1831, Rousseau entered the studio of the noted classical painter, Jean-Victor Bertin, where he studied for two years.

 

In 1833, he traveled to Italy and the Netherlands to study the work of the great masters of the past. Rousseau's style was heavily influenced by the works of the masters, including Claude Lorrain, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, and Jean-Francois Millet. His paintings are characterized by a dreamlike quality, in which the artist blended nature with his own imagination to create a world of its own. His works were often filled with soft, muted tones and romantic, idyllic scenes. He also used a lot of light and dark contrasts to create a sense of depth and atmosphere. Rousseau was known for his use of bright color, which often contrasted with the muted tones of his landscapes.

This was in contrast to the work of Corot and Millet, who favored muted colors. Rousseau also incorporated elements of folk art into his work. He was particularly fond of the works of the Dutch masters, such as Rembrandt and Jan van Goyen. Rousseau's landscapes were highly appreciated by the art world and he was considered one of the leading Romantic painters of the 19th century. He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1855, and he also held important positions within the French art world.

He was awarded many prestigious awards, including the Legion of Honor in 1863. Rousseau's work is still highly regarded today and his influence on the art world is still seen in the works of many contemporary painters.

His work has been exhibited in numerous museums around the world, including the Musée du Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He was an important figure in the history of landscape painting, and his works continue to inspire modern artists.