Charles Meynier
Paintings
Nymphs of Parthenope
Milo of Croton attacked by a Lion
Erato Muse of Lyrical Poetry
A Scene from Classical Mythology possibly Ceryx and Alcyone
Helen and Paris
Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy
Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence
Clio, Muse of History
Alexander the Great Hands Over Campaspe to Apelles
Napoleon's return to the island of Lobau
France triumphant encouraging the Sciences and the Arts during the war
The Muse Clio
The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love
Andromache Crying for Astyanax
Three Angels Visiting Abraham
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Nymphs of Parthenope
Charles Meynier (1763 or 1768, Paris - 1832, Paris) was a French painter of historical subjects in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a contemporary of Antoine-Jean Gros und Jacques-Louis David. A student of François-André Vincent, Meynier won the second prize in the 1789 prix de Rome competition. He made designs for the bas-reliefs and statues on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and was, from 1816 onward, a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Biography
Meynier was the son of a tailor. Already at a young age he was trained by Pierre-Philippe Choffard. As a student of François-André Vincent, Meynier won the second prize in the 1789 prix de Rome competition; Girodet won. He became a member of the Académie de France à Rome. In 1793 he went back to Paris.
He made designs for the bas-reliefs and statues on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Paris Bourse. From 1816 onward, he was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1819 Meynier was appointed teacher at the École des Beaux-Arts.[1] Like his wife he died of cholera.
Works
"Milo of Croton", 1795 Oil on Canvas Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Montreal, Quebec
Nine canvases of the Muses, commissioned by Jean-Baptiste Boyer-Fonfrède, now held at château de Wallenried in Jura, Switzerland.[2] General Nicolas Antoine Xavier Castella de Berlens bought these works.
Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy, 1798, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, 1798, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Clio, Muse of History, 1800, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry, 1800, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 1800, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Napoleon in Berlin, 1810, Palace of Versailles
Notes and references
Funérailles de M. Charles Meynier: par Étienne-Barthélémy Garnier
Ghislain de Diesbach, « Un nid de souvenirs en Suisse », Connaissance des Arts, n° 192, February 1968, pages 62-67.
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