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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (a.k.a. ''Lagrenée the elder'') (December 30, 1724 – June 19, 1805) was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the ''Grand Prix de Rome'' for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the ''Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture'' in 1755. His younger brother Jean-Jacques Lagrenée (a.k.a. ''Lagrenée the younger'') was also a painter. Lagrenée's notable career appointments included: : * Court painter to Elizabeth, Empress of Russia. : * Director of the ''Academy of Arts'' in Saint Petersburg. : * Director of the French Academy in Rome. : * Professor-rector of the ''Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture''. : * Honorary director-curator of the Louvre museum. In July 1804, Napoleon I conferred upon Lagrenée the rank of ''chevalier'' (Knight) of the ''Legion d'Honneur''.〔''Archives Nationale'', Paris. Cote: LH/1443/12, LAGRENEE AINE, No. 1443012.〕 Lagrenée died in June 1805, aged 80 years and 6 months. ==Early life== Lagrenée was born in Paris on the 30 December 1724 and from an early age he showed promise in drawing and painting.〔''Dictionnaire historique, critique et bibliographique' Menard & Desenne, Paris, 1822, 15th ed.〕 During his youth, master painter members of the French Royal Academy offered a rolling programme of courses, open to the public (for a small fee), in life drawing and the principles and techniques of art. These courses gave academy members a chance to identify and nurture six of the most gifted young students in any given year and offer them a place on a scheme known as the ''École royale des élèves protégés'', a scheme which offered free tuition with a small stipend, for three years, preparing students for ''Prix de Rome'' competitions.〔Louis Courajod, Histoire de l'enseignement des arts du dessin au XVIIIe siècle. L'École royale des élèves protégés, précédée d'une étude sur le caractère de l'enseignement de l'art français aux différentes époques de son histoire, et suivie de documents sur l'École royale gratuite de dessin fondée par Bachelier, Paris, J.-B. Dumoulin, 1874, cité par Annie Verger, « Entrer à l'Académie de France à Rome -- La faveur, le droit, le choix », dans Gérard Mauger, Droits d'entrée: Modalités et conditions d'accès aux univers artistiques, Paris, Ed. MSH, 2006 (lire en ligne ()), p. 13-46.〕 After being selected for and completing this three-year programme, under the tutelage of Carle van Loo, Lagrenée won the ''Grand Prix de Rome'' on his first attempt in 1749, with the painting ''Joseph interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh'' (now lost). 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「Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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