Decamps, Alexandre Gabriel

Japanese: ドカン（英語表記）Decamps， Alexandre Gabriel

Born: March 3, 1803, Paris
[Died] August 22, 1860. A French painter from Fontainebleau near Paris. He belonged to the Romantic school, and was a representative of a group of painters known as Orientalists because they sought subject matter in the Eastern world. Apart from a short period of studying under A. Pujol at the age of 15, he studied painting on his own. In 1827 he traveled to Asia Minor, and produced exotic works after returning to Japan. In 1831 he exhibited "The Night Watch of Smyrna" (Metropolitan Museum of Art) at the Salon, where he gained popularity. After traveling to Italy from 1832 to 1833, he produced historical and religious paintings. He later lived near Paris, and belonged to the so-called Barbizon School. He was also famous as a painter of animals, such as dogs and monkeys.

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Japanese:

[生]1803.3.3. パリ
[没]1860.8.22. パリ近郊フォンテンブロー
フランスの画家。ロマン派に属し，東方世界に画題を求めたためオリエンタリストと呼ばれる一群の画家の代表者。 15歳のとき短期間 A.ピュジョルに師事した以外は独力で絵を学んだ。 1827年小アジア地方を旅行，帰国後エキゾチックな作品を制作。 31年サロンに『スミルナの夜警』 (メトロポリタン美術館) を出品し人気を得た。 32～33年イタリア旅行後は歴史画と宗教画を制作。のちパリ近郊に住み，いわゆるバルビゾン派に属した。また犬や猿などを描いた動物画家としても有名。

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