Jacques-Raymond Brascassat
Master of realistic animal landscapes
Jacques Raymond Brascassat was a French painter noted for his landscapes, and in particular his animal pieces. Brascassat was born in Bordeaux and studied art in Paris under Louis Hersent at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He won second place in the Prix de Rome of 1825 with a picture of the Hunt of Meleager. He went to Italy and painted a number of landscapes which were exhibited between 1827 and 1835, but subsequently he devoted himself mainly to animal painting, in which his reputation as an artist was made. His Bulls Fighting (1837) and his Cow Attacked by Wolves (1845) are considered some of the best of his pictures. He was known for the accuracy of his observation and his correct drawing. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1846. He died in Paris in 1867.
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Master student
- Louis Hersent Master
Artworks by this artist
- Le Loup ca 1850
- Noble italien, XVe s.
- Jeune fille à Rome 1843
- Agneau et études de tête et de patte
- Études de vaches couchées
- Cerf couché et étude de cerf
- Etude de patte de mouton
- Troupeau de moutons fuyant un loup 1845
- Étude de renard
- Étude de tête de bœuf
- Bois à Kermoëlo ca 1851
- Pêcheur et cabane 1842
- Ruines d’un château
- Berger se reposant près d’un rocher 1838
- Étude de femme de Sonima
- Le Château de l’Œuf à Naples
- Monument funéraire sur la route entre Rome et le pont Nomentano
- Paysage près d’Oban ca 1850
- Forêt avec rochers
- Le Vieux chêne