Jules-Antoine Castagnary

French critic

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Jules-Antoine Castagnary was a significant French art critic in the 19th century. He is noted for his role in the evolving landscape of art criticism during a period of artistic upheaval and the rise of the avant-garde. Castagnary championed new artistic movements and artists, often challenging traditional academic standards. He is specifically mentioned for identifying Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres as the "great portraitist" of the 19th century and for recognizing that Impressionism pushed Realism into new territory by focusing on capturing the "sensation" of a scene rather than just its literal depiction. His critical approach helped to legitimize and interpret the radical shifts occurring in art during his time.12

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Jules-Antoine Castagnary singled out as the one “great portraitist” of the 19th century, and those who supported Eugène Delacroix’s romanticism, color, robustness, and imagination, as Baudelaire called them in admiration. Ingres, a student of Jacques-Louis David, was a master of drawing who, like Poussin, turned…
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Jules-Antoine Castagnary singled out as the one “great portraitist” of the 19th century, and those who supported Eugène Delacroix’s romanticism, color, robustness, and imagination, as Baudelaire called them in admiration. Ingres, a student of Jacques-Louis David, was a master of drawing who, like Poussin, turned…
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