Charles Meynier
French Neoclassical history painter and academic
Charles Meynier was a French painter of historical subjects in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a contemporary of Antoine-Jean Gros und Jacques-Louis David. Meynier was the son of a tailor. Already at a young age he was trained by Pierre-Philippe Choffard. As a student of François-André Vincent, Meynier won the second prize in the 1789 prix de Rome competition; Girodet won. He became a member of the Académie de France à Rome. In 1793 he went back to Paris. He made designs for the bas-reliefs and statues on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Paris Bourse. From 1816 onward, he was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1819 Meynier was appointed teacher at the École des Beaux-Arts. Like his wife he died of cholera.
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Master student
- François-André Vincent Master
Artworks by this artist
- Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry 1798
- Three Angels Visiting Abraham 1793
- A Scene From Classical Mythology
- Telemachus, Urged by Mentor, Leaving the Island of Calypso 1800
- Saint Vincent de Paul in the court of Louis XIII
- Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and The Fine Arts With Urania, Muse of Astronomy 1798
- Earth Receiving the Code of Roman Law from the Emperors Hadrian and Justinian 1802-03
- Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry 1800
- Clio, Muse of History 1800
- Polyhymnia,Muse of Eloquence 1800
- The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love ca. 1797