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The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorian : ウィキペディア英語版 | The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorian
''The Martyrdom of Saint Symphorian'' is an 1834 painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. It shows the death of Saint Symphorian, the first Christian martyr in Gaul. Painted in oil on canvas and measuring 407 x 339 cm, it is now in Autun Cathedral. ==Background== Frustrated during the early part of his career by the need to paint portraits to earn a living, Ingres was determined to make his reputation in the more prestigious genre of history painting, which he considered to be his true calling. His ambition was fulfilled when his ''The Vow of Louis XIII'' achieved a triumphant success at the Salon of 1824. The painting's calm classicism—which testified to Ingres' close study of Raphael and other old masters—presented a challenge to the rising popularity of the romantic style exemplified by Eugène Delacroix. The critics came to regard Ingres as the standard-bearer of classicism against the romantic school〔Siegfried & Rifkin 2001, p. 78–81.〕—a role he relished. Honors came his way; in January 1825 he was awarded the Cross of the Légion d'honneur by Charles X, and in June 1825 he was elected to the Institute. During the period from 1824 to 1834 he painted few portraits, and concentrated on history painting.〔Mongan and Naef 1967, p. xxi.〕 He received several important commissions for such works, such as the monumental ''The Apotheosis of Homer'', commissioned in 1826.
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