Charles Poerson's UniverseAnimated draperies, eloquent gestures and vast religious stories place Charles Poerson in the French baroque revival resulting from the workshop of Simon Vouet.
around 1609 -1667Artist's life
Lorraine and ParisTraining and career
History painting, drawing and tapestry cardboardPractical
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circa 1609 -1667 · Parisian baroque and sacred tapestry
Animated draperies, eloquent gestures and vast religious stories place Charles Poerson in the French baroque revival resulting from the workshop of Simon Vouet.
Born around 1609 in Metz or Vic-sur-Seille, Charles Poerson trained in Nancy then moved to Paris in 1633 to enter Simon Vouet's workshop. He established himself in 1638 and quickly received numerous religious and decorative commissions. For Notre-Dame de Paris, his May of 1642, The Preaching of Saint Peter in Jerusalem, revealed a dynamic composition and gestural eloquence inherited from Vouet. Poerson also created eleven boxes for the large hanging of the Life of the Virgin, today kept at Strasbourg Cathedral, and participated in the gallery of Illustrious Men at the Palais-Cardinal de Richelieu. Received at the Royal Academy in 1651, he became rector in 1658. The "Charles Poerson" selection notably compares Saint Peter preaching in Jerusalem and The Flight into Egypt. Its reading favors movement.
Poerson circulates the story through hands, looks and draperies: religious painting takes on the force of public action.
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Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Born around 1609 in Metz or Vic-sur-Seille, Charles Poerson trained in Nancy then moved to Paris in 1633 to enter Simon Vouet's workshop. He established himself in 1638 and quickly received numerous religious and decorative commissions. For Notre-Dame de Paris, his May of 1642, The Preaching of Saint Peter in Jerusalem, revealed a dynamic composition and gestural eloquence inherited from Vouet. Poerson also created eleven boxes for the large hanging of the Life of the Virgin, today kept at Strasbourg Cathedral, and participated in the gallery of Illustrious Men at the Palais-Cardinal de Richelieu. Received at the Royal Academy in 1651, he became rector in 1658.
Simon Vouet's workshop
Poerson assimilates to Paris the movement, the light and the draperies of the great baroque style renewed by Vouet. This milestone illuminates the "Charles Poerson" collection by favoring movement.
Our Lady and the Life of the Virgin
Mays, altar paintings and eleven tapestry cartoons established his reputation in religious art.
The Royal Academy
Received and then appointed rector, he participated in the institutional structuring of French painting.
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Eloquence
Open hands, crossed gazes and contrasting attitudes make the action immediately understandable. This trait guides a reading of "Charles Poerson" centered on movement.
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Drapery
The fabrics amplify the movement of the figures and connect the groups together.
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Tapestry
The compositions are designed to maintain their clarity when they change scale and material.
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Sacred
The light and the organization of the crowd give the religious episodes a public and theatrical dimension.
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Six readings specific to Charles Poerson
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Charles Poerson.
May of Notre-Dame01
Saint Peter preaching in Jerusalem
The apostle's words are propagated by the gestures and reactions of a crowd organized like a vast sacred theater.
Landmark work by Charles Poerson. Reading of "Charles Poerson" through movement.Life of the Virgin02
The Flight into Egypt
The movement of the Holy Family unites tenderness, concern and narrative rhythm in a protective landscape.
Landmark work by Charles PoersonSacred elevation03
The Assumption of the Virgin
Clouds, angels and draperies lead the gaze upwards in a composition designed for monumentality.
Landmark work by Charles PoersonAncient history04
Camma offering the poisoned cup to Synorix
The gesture of the cup concentrates revenge, ceremony and tragedy in a scene of perfectly readable tensions.
Landmark work by Charles PoersonStyle05
Eloquence
Open hands, crossed gazes and contrasting attitudes make the action immediately understandable. This trait guides a reading of "Charles Poerson" centered on movement.
Reading key for Charles PoersonStyle06
Drapery
The fabrics amplify the movement of the figures and connect the groups together.
Reading key for Charles Poerson
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