Horace Vernet

>Horace Vernet 2005-05-23T04:53:23Z Grenavitar commons category [[Image:Emile Jean Horace Vernet 001.jpg|thumb|right|200|''Judas and Tamar'']] '''Émile Jean-Horace Vernet''' ([[June 30]], [[1789]] - [[January 17]], [[1863]]) was a French [[painter]] of battle panoramas, [[sports|sporting]], and [[Arab]] themes. The latter became known as [[orientalism]]. Vernet was born to [[Carle Vernet]], another famous painter. Ironically, he was born in the [[Paris]] [[Louvre]], while his parents were staying there during the [[French Revolution]]. Vernet quickly developed a disdain of [[Renaissance Classicism]], and decided to create his "own" art form. Therefore, he began depicting the [[France|French]] [[soldier]] in realism, rather than in an idealized fashion. Some of his paintings regarding the real French soldier include ''Dog of the Regiment'', ''Trumpeter's Horse'', and ''Death of Poniatowski''. In [[1819]], Vernet began depicting immense, large-scale battle scenes. Although his works were painted with good speed, they were considered to be some of the best pictures of art regarding battle scenes. Also, rather than capturing certain episodes of battles, Vernet chose entire campaigns, such as the [[Battle of Italy]] and the capture of [[Rome]]. Also, some of his more well-known pieces included those from the French Revolution, and arguably his most famous work of art was the ''Battle of the Bridge of Arcole'', which he painted in [[1826]]. That piece depicted young [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] leading his troops across a bridge with a tattered flag. The actual battle, [[Battle of the Bridge of Arcole]] (''Le Bataille du Pont d'Arcole'' in [[French language|French]]), occurred in [[1796]]. Vernet depicted many other battles of the [[Napoleonic Wars]], including the [[Battle of Jena]]. Also, he accompanied the [[Military of France|French Army]] during the [[Crimean War]], producing several important paintings, including one of the [[Battle of the Alma]]. In addition, his depictions of [[Algeria]]n battles, such as the French occupation of the [[Pass of Mouzia]], were well-received, as they were natural depictions of the French army at hand. In fact, when Emperor [[Louis Napoleon]] asked Vernet to remove a certain obnoxious general from one of his paintings, he replied, "I am a painter of history, sire, and I will not violate the truth." Vernet died in his hometown of [[Paris]] in 1863. Interestingly, Vernet was alluded to in certain literary works, including [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle's]] [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories, namely "The Greek Interpreter". In that story, Holmes states, "My ancestors were country squires... my grandmother... was the sister of Vernet, the French artist." ''See Also:'' [[List of French people]] ==External links== {{Commonscat|Emile Jean Horace Vernet}} * [http://www.military-prints.com/horace_vernet.htm Horace Vernet] * [http://www.wallacecollection.org/c/w_a/p_w_d/f/a/vernet_h.htm (Émile-Jean-) Horace Vernet] [[Category:1789 births|Vernet, Horace]] [[Category:1863 deaths|Vernet, Horace]] [[Category:French painters|Vernet, Horace]] [[de:Horace Vernet]] [[fr:Horace Vernet]]