Hommage à Berlioz
1863 - 1864
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
29; 8.7; 28.3; 2.8
About this artwork
drager: hoogte 28,3 cm x breedte 29 cm x dikte 2,8 cm (incl. achterkantbescherming)
Art Historical Context
Henri Fantin-Latour’s *Hommage à Berlioz* (1863–1864) is a small yet evocative oil on canvas that pays tribute to the celebrated French composer Hector Berlioz. Measuring just 28 by 29 centimeters, the intimate scale invites close viewing, suggesting a personal meditation rather than a grand public statement. Created during the height of Berlioz’s influence on the Romantic generation, the painting reflects the 19th-century fascination with music as a source of visual inspiration. Fantin-Latour, known for both precise still lifes and imaginative compositions, frequently explored musical themes...
About the Artist
Henri Fantin-Latour · 1836–1904
Ignace Henri Jean Théodore Fantin-Latour was born on January 14, 1836, in Grenoble, France, to portrait painter Théodore Fantin-Latour, who gave him his earliest drawing lessons. The family relocated to Paris in 1841, where in 1850, at age 14, he enrolled in the École de Dessin, studying under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, whose innovative memory-based method of drawing from observation profoundly ...