François-André Vincent (; 30 December 1746 – 4 August 1816) was a French neoclassical painter.

Biography

Vincent was born in Paris in 1746, the son of the

miniaturist A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century eli ...

François-Elie Vincent. He studied under

Joseph-Marie Vien Joseph-Marie Vien (sometimes anglicised as Joseph-Mary Wien; 18 June 1716 – 27 March 1809) was a French painter. He was the last holder of the post of Premier peintre du Roi, serving from 1789 to 1791. Biography He was born in Montpellier ...

and was a pupil of École Royale des Éleves Protégés. From 1771 to 1775 he studied at the

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. He travelled to Rome after winning the

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

with '' Germanicus Calms Sedition in his Camp'' in 1768, and was when he was installed at the Palais Mancini, where he painted numerous portraits, inspired by

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Jean-Honoré Fragonard (; 5 April 1732 (birth/baptism certificate) – 22 August 1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific art ...

's style, who also was visiting Rome and

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in the same time. In 1790, Vincent was appointed master of drawings to

Louis XVI of France Louis XVI (''Louis-Auguste''; ; 23 August 175421 January 1793) was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. He was referred to as ''Citizen Louis Capet'' during the four months just before he was ...

, and in 1792 he became a professor at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in

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. In 1800, he married the painter

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (née Labille; 11 April 1749 – 24 April 1803), also known as Adélaïde Labille-Guiard des Vertus, was a French miniaturist and portrait painter. She was an advocate for women to receive the same opportunities as men ...

who was well known for her mastery in portrait painting, a member of the Royal Academy and painter for the Royal Family. He was a leader of the neoclassical and historical movement in French art, along with his rival Jacques-Louis David, another pupil of Vien. He was influenced by the art of

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, by the masters of the

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, especially

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual a ...

. François-André Vincent was one of the principal innovators of the subjects and themes in French art of Neoclassical style and his works were of a high standard. He was one of the founder members of the

Académie des Beaux-Arts An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

– part of the

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and the successor to the Académie royale – in 1795. Towards the end of his life he painted less due to ill health, but he continued to receive official honours.

Works

File:Georges Cuvier 3.jpg, Georges Cuvier File:Vincent - Zeuxis et les filles de Crotone 02.jpg File:Alcibades being taught by Socrates, François-André Vincent.jpg, Alcibades being taught by Socrates, by François-André Vincent File:François-André Vincent - Zeuxis Choosing his Models for the Image of Helen from among the Girls of Croton - Google Art Project.jpg, Zeuxis Choosing his Models for the Image of Helen from among the Girls of Croton, detail File:François-André VINCENT - Guillaume Tell renversant la barque sur laquelle le gouverneur Gessler traversait le lac de Lucerne - Musée des Augustins - 2004 1 297.jpg,

William Tell William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albr ...

's leap (Tellensprung) from the boat of his captors at the Axen cliffs File:François-André Vincent - Le Prêtre grec.jpg, Greek priest File:François-André Vincent - La Leçon de labourage.gif, The Ploughing Lesson File:Portret van een man Rijksmuseum SK-A-3931.jpeg, Portrait of a man. File:Vincent Molé et les factieux.jpg, ''Molé et les factieux'', Mathieu Molé (1584-1656), French statesman, and rebels Image:Belisarius by Francois-Andre Vincent.jpg, ''

Belisarius Belisarius (; el, Βελισάριος; The exact date of his birth is unknown. – 565) was a military commander of the Byzantine Empire under the emperor Justinian I. He was instrumental in the reconquest of much of the Mediterranean terr ...

'' by François-André Vincent, painted 1776 File:Francois-André Vincent - Portrait de Pierre Rousseau.jpg, Portrait of Pierre Roussea File:Vincent - Portrait de la baronne de Chalvet-Souville, née Marie de Broutin 03.jpg, Portrait de la baronne de Chalvet-Souville, née Marie de Broutin (detail)

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