Paris 1774-Rome 1833 French painter. He won enthusiastic recognition in 1799 for his Marius Sextus (Louvre). A defender of the classicism of J. L. David, he became director of the École de Rome in 1822. He counted among his pupils Delacroix, G??ricault, and Ary Scheffer, who were to launch the romantic school.   Related Paintings of Baron Pierre Narcisse Guerin :. | Dido and Aeneas | Aeneas tells Dido the misfortunes of the Trojan city | Henri de la Rochejaqueli | The Return of Marcus Sextus (mk05) | Return of Marcus Sextus |
Related Artists:
Jorg Ratgeb
German Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1480-1526
Edouard Richter
French, 1844-1913
Nicolaas Baur
who was born at Harlingen in 1767, was the son of Hendricus Antonius Baur, a portrait painter (born 1736, died 1817). He painted landscapes and views of cities, and many houses in Holland are embellished by his works. He also painted moonlight and winter scenes; and was particularly successful in marine subjects. He is considered one of the best of the later Dutch marine painters. He died at Harlingen in 1820.