Alexandre-Marie Colin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexandre-Marie Colin

French painter

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1798

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1875

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alexandre-Marie Colin, a French painter of historical and genre subjects, was born in Paris in 1798.
He was a pupil of Girodet.
His religious and historical paintings are characterised by a style based on a careful study of the old masters, while his genre pieces are vigorous and lifelike.
Amongst these latter may be noticed his 'French Fish-Market' (1832) in the Berlin Gallery, and his 'Gipsies Resting.' Amongst the former may be named a 'Christopher Columbus,' a 'Flight into Egypt,' and an 'Assumption of the Virgin.' He died in 1875.



Alternative names	Alexandre Marie Colin; Alexander Marie Colin
Description	French painter and lithographer
Date of birth/death	5 December 1798	22 November 1875
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Authority control	: Q2833555 VIAF: 7739547 ISNI: 0000 0000 7361 1778 ULAN: 500031849 LCCN: nr93001448 WGA: COLIN, Alexandre-Marie WorldCat



Alternative names	Jean Louis Théodore Géricault
Description	French painter, graphic artist, sculptor and lithographer
Date of birth/death	26 September 1791	26 January 1824
Location of birth/death	Rouen	Paris
Work location	Paris, England
Authority control	: Q184212 VIAF: 64128788 ISNI: 0000 0001 2136 5971 ULAN: 500115562 LCCN: n50016306 NLA: 36556081 WorldCat