Paul Delaroche
1797-1856
French Academic Classicism Painter
Artistically Influenced by the Following Painters and Art Movements - Baron Gros, Canaletto, Caravaggio, Michelangelo Albrecht Dure, Mythology and Classical Greek
Education - studied under Claude-Henri Watelet and later Baron Gros
Medium - oil on linen
Cause of Death - Heart Failure
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Paul Delaroche Quotations
Look within. The heart is the foundation of virtue; and it is for eternity
ready to do virtuous works. -- Paul Delaroche quote
To live passionately, we ought to be able to look once again at the people we
once cared for deeply and painfully. -- Paul Delaroche quote
Inspired intellect must endure all kinds of ghastly education. -- Paul Delaroche
quote
There is one thing more powerful than kings and all the soldiers in the world,
and that is a visionary who has the courage. to persevere. -- Paul Delaroche
Paul Delaroche Biography Information
At the insistence of his overbearing father Delaroche was trained first to be
a landscape painter.
In 1818, young Delaroche entered the studio of world famous Antoine-Jean Gros.
Delaroche' s notorious painting "The Young Martyr" is in the collection of the
Louvre, Paris.
In 1833 he was named professor to the École des Beaux-Arts.
An overwhelmed and grief stricken Delaroche closed his studio in 1843 after the horrifying death of one of his students during a hazing prank gone awry.
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