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Henry Lerolle (3 October 1848 – 22 April 1929) was a French painter, art collector and patron, born in Paris. He studied at Académie Suisse and in the studio of Louis Lamothe. His work was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1868, 1885, and 1895. In 1889 Lerolle painted the murals ''The Crowning of Science'' and ''The Teaching of Science'' in the Hôtel de Ville, Paris. He painted ''Flight into Egypt'' in the Sorbonne, and also did works in Schola Cantorum (the establishment of which he was involved), and the church of St. Martin des Champs, both in Paris. Lerolle was made a Chevalier, Légion d'honneur in 1889.〔Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). ''Catalogue of the Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art''. New York: The Museum, 1902.〕 Lerolle's paintings are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Musée d'Orsay and the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. ==Patronage== Lerolle owned several canvases by Maurice Denis including ''Catholic Mystery'', and is considered to be Denis's first important patron. In fact, Denis claimed that Lerolle "discovered him." In 1892 Lerolle commissioned Denis to paint a ceiling mural for his home entitled "L'Echelle dans le Feuillage" ("Ladder in the Foliage"). Additionally, Lerolle was a friend and patron to Degas and Renoir, the latter of whom painted several portraits of Lerolle's daughters and of (Lerolle himself ). Lerolle also owned works by Fantin-Latour (who painted (Lerolle's wife ), Madeleine Escudier), Corot, and others. Madame Lerolle's sister, Jeanne, was married to the composer Ernest Chausson and the Lerolle home, at 20, avenue Duquesne 〔Simeone, Nigel. ''Paris--a Musical Gazetteer''. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000.〕 was a meeting place not only for artists, but also musicians of the day including Vincent d'Indy, Claude Debussy and Paul Dukas. Having met via Lerolle, Chausson also commissioned works by Maurice Denis. Lerolle was also a violinist and composer. Debussy dedicated several piano works to Lerolle's daughter Yvonne (b. 1877) including three ''Images'' in 1894.〔Smith, Richard Langham. ''Debussy Studies''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Lerolle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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