천 개의 얼굴을 그리다, 18세기 파리지앵을 그린 레오폴드

Before the 19th century, when the French Revolution, the Revolutionary War, and the Napoleonic War took place, Louis-Leopold Bouhally, a painter who painted many Parisian figures in the history of France, is not a familiar name to us. However, he painted about 5,000 beautiful and realistic portraits, as well as excellent technology and wits. In addition, he is also considered the first French artist to create a rich painting that contains the daily lives of French people of the time. Born the son of a wood craftsman, Leopold painted a fantasy work, a popular art genre in northern France, where he spent his childhood. The work he painted in 1804, The Eye, is one of his most famous fantasy works. In this picture, where realistic portraits and special techniques coexist, coins, glass lenses, and portraits are drawn together. Torn and crumpled paper and even a wooden frame in the picture are also drawn. In addition to this work, Leopold, who painted a number of eye-catching series, not only gave a lot of pleasure to those who were watching the painting at the time, but also provided a pleasure to the modern audience to see what was real. Among Leopold's many works, the work he painted in 1812, At the entrance of the Turkish Garden Cafe, the complexity of Napoleon's Paris and the duality of characters and lifestyles are described in detail. A boy in a crowd is showing his love and passion to a couple. And next to him, a young boy is playing a doll play, and the crowd surrounding him are looking at him with interested eyes. On one side of this place, where middle-class people used to gather and have a leisurely time, the writer of this work, Leopold himself, is sitting and calmly observing us. Like this, Leopold has poured a lot of attention into the lifestyles and beauty of contemporary figures. Leopold not only painted the lives of contemporary figures, but also painted the moments of history. Not only that, but he also expressed his interest and praise for other artists who lived in the same era. On December 2, 1804, Napoleon was crowned as the emperor of France at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. And Napoleon asked another famous painter of the time, Jacques-Louis David, to draw a picture to remember the coronation. The work that was born like this is David's grand coronation of Napoleon. This large work, about 10 meters wide and about 6 meters long, reflects the dignity and grandeur of the coronation with its colorful and delicate description. This tremendous work was praised by Napoleon, who commissioned the painting, and was first exhibited at the Louvre Museum in 1808, and was loved by the public. At that time, the French royal family wanted to leave this tremendous work as a painting at the moment it was released. Therefore, Leopold accepted the proposal to make a painting, and David, the original author of Napoleon's grand coronation, praised Leopold's artistic talent and sent his expectations and support for his work. Two years after David's work was released to the public, Leopold completed David's grand coronation at the Louvre. In the painting, people who are excited to see the grand coronation are full of anticipation and try to get closer to the painting. Parents put their children on their shoulders so that they can see the painting up close, and others focus on the scene in the painting. On the left side of the painting, the police at the time are reading the notice of the work. And Leopold uses three hats in the middle of the screen to direct our attention to the focus of David's painting in the painting. Through this work, Leopold not only praised David's painting, but also praised Napoleon and the Parisians who lived at the time. He is a painter who solved the contemporary era by painting, and he is a painter who shows what kind of life they have and what kind of life they have through the portrait of contemporary figures. Louis Leopold Bouhally. His many works have remained in Europe and have still made us happy.