Paul Baudry's UniverseElegant drawing, worldly portraits and monumental decorations make Paul Baudry one of the great representatives of official painting under the Second Empire.
1828 - 1886Life and career
La Roche-sur-Yon, Paris, School of Fine Arts, Rome, Villa Medici and Opéra GarnierMain homes
Academicism, grand decor, oil on canvas, mounted fresco, portrait, mythology, allegory, drawing and public commissionPractical
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1828 -1886 · Paris, Rome and great academic setting
Elegant drawing, worldly portraits and monumental decorations make Paul Baudry one of the great representatives of official painting under the Second Empire.
Paul Baudry was born in La Roche-sur-Yon in 1828 and died in Paris in 1886. A student of Michel-Martin Drolling at the School of Fine Arts, he won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and stayed for several years at the Villa Medici. The study of Raphael, Michelangelo and especially Venetian color nourished an academic painting that was more flexible and sensual than severe. Baudry began at the Salon in 1852, quickly received public commissions and became a sought-after portraitist in the society of the Second Empire and then the Third Republic. His major project was the setting of the foyer of the Paris Opera, to which he devoted nearly ten years: mythology, music and poetry were displayed there in a clear order adapted to the architecture of Charles Garnier. The portraits collected in this collection show the other side of his art. Ernest Hoschedé appears with the confidence of the collector and man of the world. Madame Louis Cézard combines fabric, complexion and posture in an elegant effigy. Plato Tchikhatchov and the Portrait of a Man favor psychological presence without renouncing academic finish. Baudry thus combines the decorative grandeur and individual attention of the portrait. The "Paul Baudry" selection notably compares Portrait of Ernest Hoschedé and Portrait of a Man. His reading favors atmosphere.
Baudry gives the grand style the flexibility of the portrait: the line orders, the fabric animates and the look makes each model present.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
La Roche-sur-Yon, Paris and Prix de Rome
Training with Drolling and academic competitions give the young painter a solid mastery of the nude and the story. This milestone sheds light on the "Paul Baudry" collection by favoring atmosphere.
Italy, Salon and portraits of the Second Empire
Raphael, Michelangelo and Venice soften academic drawing through color and elegance.
Opéra Garnier and official consecration
The monumental foyer, state commissions and portraits mark a career at the top of the institution.
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Academic drawing
Precise contour, controlled anatomy and stable pose give the figure immediate nobility. This trait guides a reading of "Paul Baudry" centered on the atmosphere.
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Venetian color
Reds, golds, blacks and skin tones enrich the classic clarity of sensual material.
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Worldly elegance
Costume, fabric and accessory locate the model without distracting attention from the face.
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Architectural decor
Allegories and figures are organized according to the shape of the ceiling, vault or panel.
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Six readings specific to Paul Baudry
Works, visual language and historical landmarks make up a journey exclusively devoted to Paul Baudry.
Collector and patron01
Portrait of Ernest Hoschedé
The confident pose, dark costume and direct gaze construct the image of a man from the cultured world.
Landmark work by Paul Baudry. Reading of "Paul Baudry" through the atmosphere.Academic effigy02
Portrait of a man
The understated background and precise modeling focus attention on the character and presence of the model.
Reference work by Paul BaudryWorldly portrait03
Portrait of Madame Louis Cézard
Carnation, fabric and posture compose a controlled elegance where the finish never suppresses individuality.
Reference work by Paul BaudryInternational portrait04
Portrait of Plato Chikhatchov
The precision of the costume and the expression retained affirm the dignity of the model without theatrical overload.
Reference work by Paul BaudryStyle05
Academic drawing
Precise contour, controlled anatomy and stable pose give the figure immediate nobility. This trait guides a reading of "Paul Baudry" centered on the atmosphere.
Reading key for Paul BaudryStyle06
Venetian color
Reds, golds, blacks and skin tones enrich the classic clarity of sensual material.
Reading key for Paul Baudry
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