Charles Meynier's UniverseScholarly allegories, Napoleonic episodes and monumental ceilings reveal in Charles Meynier a rigorous designer and one of the great decorators of his time.
1768 - 1832Artist's life
Paris, Rome and FlorenceTraining and career
History painting, drawing and decorative ceilingPractical
° 250Paintings and drawings listed in the catalog raisonné - overall estimate
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1768 -1832 · Neoclassicism and great French decor
Scholarly allegories, Napoleonic episodes and monumental ceilings reveal in Charles Meynier a rigorous designer and one of the great decorators of his time.
Born in Paris in 1768 into a family of artisans, Charles Meynier trained with the engraver Pierre-Philippe Choffard then entered the studio of François-André Vincent. Second at the Prix de Rome in 1789, he stayed in Italy during the revolutionary years before returning to Paris. His Muses commissioned for the industrialist Boyer-Fonfrède demonstrated a neoclassical science of figure and allegory. Under the Consulate and the Empire, Meynier painted military episodes, designed decorations for the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and then worked on the ceilings of the Louvre. Elected to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1816 then professor at the School of Fine Arts, he maintained until the Restoration an official career based on drawing and great composition. The "Charles Meynier" selection notably compares The Triumph of French Painting and The Nymphs of Parthenope. His reading favors atmosphere.
Meynier transforms allegory into monumental space: figures, architecture and symbols remain ordered with almost musical clarity.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Born in Paris in 1768 into a family of artisans, Charles Meynier trained with the engraver Pierre-Philippe Choffard then entered the studio of François-André Vincent. Second at the Prix de Rome in 1789, he stayed in Italy during the revolutionary years before returning to Paris. His Muses commissioned for the industrialist Boyer-Fonfrède demonstrated a neoclassical science of figure and allegory. Under the Consulate and the Empire, Meynier painted military episodes, designed sets for the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and then worked on the ceilings of the Louvre. Elected to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1816 and then professor at the School of Fine Arts, he maintained an official career based on drawing and great composition until the Restoration.
Vincent, the Prix de Rome and Italy
The academic training and study of Italian masters gave Meynier his rigor as a designer. This milestone sheds light on the "Charles Meynier" collection by favoring atmosphere.
Muses and Napoleonic history
Ambitious allegories and military commissions established the painter among the official artists of the Consulate and the Empire.
Academy, teaching and Louvre
Monumental decorations and teaching continued its influence under the Restoration.
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Drawing
Anatomy, draperies and gestures are prepared with a precision that structures the entire picture. This line guides a reading of "Charles Meynier" centered on the atmosphere.
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Allegory
Minerva, the Muses and the arts make complex political or aesthetic ideas visible.
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Monument
Figures are designed to be read remotely in a ceiling, gallery or public building.
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History
The contemporary fact is elevated to the rank of heroic example by neoclassical composition.
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Six readings specific to Charles Meynier
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Charles Meynier.
Ceiling of the Louvre01
The Triumph of French Painting
Poussin, Le Sueur and Le Brun are brought together in an apotheosis which transforms the history of national art into a monumental setting.
Landmark work by Charles Meynier. Reading of "Charles Meynier" through the atmosphere.Allegory of the arts02
The Nymphs of Parthenope
The mythological procession connects the deities, the arts and France in a scholarly composition with perfectly ordered gestures.
Landmark work by Charles MeynierNapoleonic epic03
The Soldiers of the 76th line finding their flags
The discovery of emblems transforms a military episode into a scene of collective emotion and loyalty.
Landmark work by Charles MeynierState portrait04
Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul
The pose, the uniform and the sobriety of the decor build the new authority of the political leader.
Landmark work by Charles MeynierStyle05
Drawing
Anatomy, draperies and gestures are prepared with a precision that structures the entire picture. This line guides a reading of "Charles Meynier" centered on the atmosphere.
Reading key for Charles MeynierStyle06
Allegory
Minerva, the Muses and the arts make complex political or aesthetic ideas visible.
Reading key for Charles Meynier
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