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'''Julien Vallou de Villeneuve''' (12 December 1795 in [[Boissy-Saint-Léger]] – 4 May 1866 in [[Paris]]) was a [[France|French]] painter, lithographer and photographer. |
'''Julien Vallou de Villeneuve''' (12 December 1795 in [[Boissy-Saint-Léger]] – 4 May 1866 in [[Paris]]) was a [[France|French]] painter, lithographer and photographer. |
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Vallou de Villeneuve studied with [[Jean-François Millet]], and started his career at the Salon of 1814, exposing images depicting daily life, mode, regional costumes and nude photographs. |
Vallou de Villeneuve studied with [[Jean-François Millet]], and started his career at the Salon of 1814, exposing images depicting daily life, mode, regional costumes and nude photographs. In the 1820s and 30s he developed an international following for his folio-sized lithograph erotic series ''Les Jeunes Femmes, ''depicting racy episodes in the life of young women and their lovers. |
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He moved to Paris in 1850, founding the ''[[Société française de photographie]]'' in 1854. He was also a member of the ''Société héliographique''. |
From 1842 Villeneuve took up the camera, continuing in daguerreotypes with the same subject matter. He moved to Paris in 1850, founding the ''[[Société française de photographie]]'' in 1854. He was also a member of the ''Société héliographique''. It is clear that Realist painter Gustave Courbet was introduced to his photographs by fellow artist Alfred Bruyas during the 1850s and used them as source material for his paintings, in particular ''L'Atelier'' (1855) and ''Les Baigneuses ''(1853). |
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Vallou de Villeneuve is buried at [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]] (31st division, 1st ligne, U 33) |
Vallou de Villeneuve is buried at [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]] (31st division, 1st ligne, U 33) |
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Revision as of 02:31, 8 October 2013
Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (12 December 1795 in Boissy-Saint-Léger – 4 May 1866 in Paris) was a French painter, lithographer and photographer.
Vallou de Villeneuve studied with Jean-François Millet, and started his career at the Salon of 1814, exposing images depicting daily life, mode, regional costumes and nude photographs. In the 1820s and 30s he developed an international following for his folio-sized lithograph erotic series Les Jeunes Femmes, depicting racy episodes in the life of young women and their lovers.
From 1842 Villeneuve took up the camera, continuing in daguerreotypes with the same subject matter. He moved to Paris in 1850, founding the Société française de photographie in 1854. He was also a member of the Société héliographique. It is clear that Realist painter Gustave Courbet was introduced to his photographs by fellow artist Alfred Bruyas during the 1850s and used them as source material for his paintings, in particular L'Atelier (1855) and Les Baigneuses (1853).
Vallou de Villeneuve is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery (31st division, 1st ligne, U 33)
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