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Charles Auguste Mengin (5 July 1853 – 3 April 1933), was a French academic painter and sculptor.

Sappho, by Charles Mengin (1877) Manchester Art Gallery, England
Sappho, by Charles Mengin (1877) Manchester Art Gallery, England

He is known for his painting of the Greek poet Sappho, made in 1877, now in the collection of the Manchester Art Gallery, in England.


Early life and education


Mengin was born on 5 July 1853 in Paris to Auguste Charles Victor Mengin, a sculptor who died in 1894 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.[1] He was educated in both painting and sculpture by Gecker,[citation needed][Note 1] Alexandre Cabanel, Paul Baudry, and sculptor Aimé Millet, at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, .


Career


Mengin mainly painted mythical scenes and portraits. He owes his place in art history mainly to his painting Sappho (1877), which can be seen in the Manchester Art Gallery. Sappho is one of the paintings presented by Umberto Eco in his book The History of Beauty as exemplary of 'romantic beauty'.[2]


Exhibitions


He first exhibited in 1876 at the Paris Salon together with his twin brother, Paul Eugène Mengin (1853-1937). He continued his exhibitions at salons of the Société des Artistes Français until 1927. He won a gold medal at the 1900 World's Fair.


Death


Mengin died in Paris in 1933.



Portrait of Émile Peynot, 1886
Portrait of Émile Peynot, 1886
Portrait of Claude Bernard (1813–1878)
Portrait of Claude Bernard (1813–1878)
The Exploits of David (missing work). fr: Musée d'Elbeuf, around 1900
The Exploits of David (missing work). fr: Musée d'Elbeuf, around 1900

Notes


  1. (possibly Gecker but No record, No source).

References


  1. Archives de Paris[permanent dead link], Death certificate No.4029, 14th arrondissement, 6 November 1894]
  2. On Beauty: A History of a Western Idea by Umberto Eco, Amsterdam, 2005, blz. 298-299



На других языках

[de] Charles-August Mengin

Charles-August Mengin (* 5. Juli 1853 in Paris; † 3. April 1933 ebenda) war ein französischer Bildhauer und Maler des akademischen Realismus. Er war ein Schüler von Alexandre Cabanel.
- [en] Charles Mengin

[fr] Charles Mengin

Charles Auguste Mengin né à Paris le 5 juillet 1853[1] et mort dans la même ville le 3 avril 1932[2] est un peintre et sculpteur français[3],[4].

[it] Charles Mengin

Charles-Auguste Mengin (Parigi, 5 luglio 1853 – Parigi, 3 aprile 1933) è stato un pittore e scultore francese.

[ru] Менжен, Шарль Огюст

Шарль Огю́ст Менже́н (фр. Charles Auguste Mengin; 5 июля 1853 года, Париж — 3 апреля 1933 года, там же) — французский художник и скульптор.


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