Henri Auguste Calixte César Serrur (February 8, 1794 – March 31, 1876), signed ''Henry Auguste'' or ''Calixte'', was a French painter. A student of

Jean-Baptiste Regnault Jean-Baptiste Regnault (; 9 October 1754 – 12 November 1829) was a French painter. Biography Regnault was born in Paris, and began life at sea in a merchant vessel. At the age of fifteen his talent attracted attention, and he was sent to ...

, he specialised on history paintings and battle scenes. He painted the portraits of the nine Avignon Popes kept at the papal palais in Avignon.

Biography

He was born on 8th February 1794 in

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. Serrur initially studied in

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and was given the opportunity to continue his artistic training in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. He was a pupil of

and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris. From 1819, he exhibited several times at the Salon de Paris and received several awards. His style can be classified as

classicist Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek literature, Ancient Greek and Roman literature and ...

. He specialised in

antique An antique () is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely to describe any object that i ...

medieval history In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

scenes and

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force co ...

s. He also painted

portrait A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant. In arts, a portrait may be represented as half body and even full body. If the subject in full body better r ...

s, including those of nine Avignon popes. He died on 31st March 1876 in

Gallery

File:Aiace-paint.jpg, alt=La mort d'Ajax (1820),

Palais des beaux-arts de Lille The Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (''Lille Palace of Fine Arts'') is a municipal museum dedicated to fine arts, modern art, and antiquities located in Lille. It is one of the largest art museums in France. It was one of the first museums built i ...

, ''La mort d'Ajax (Death of Ajax)'' (1820),

File:Douai chartreuse serrur soldat grec.jpg, ''Mort d'un soldat grec à la mort de Tripolitza en 1820'' ''(Death of Greek Soldier during the death of Tripolitza in 1820)'' (1825), Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai File:Serrur - Jean-François-Aimé, comte Dejean (1749-1824), ministre.jpg, Jean François Aimé Dejean (

Luxembourg Palace The Luxembourg Palace (, ) is at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was originally built (1615–1645) to the designs of the French architect Salomon de Brosse to be the royal residence of the regent Marie de' Med ...

)

References

*E. A. Fleischmann, ''Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon'' vol. 16 (1846)
p. 290
*Francis Petit (ed.), ''Catalogue des Tableaux, Esquisses, Études & Croquis laissés par Serrur, Peintre d'Histoire'' (1866)
bnf.fr
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External links

culture.gouv.frartnet.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Serrur, Henri 19th-century French painters 1794 births 1876 deaths