Charles Zacharie Landelle (1821 - 1908)
[Charles Landelle, Ch Landelle]
Among the most eminent of French figure painters of the older school was Charles Landelle, who wasborn at Laval, in Mayenne, in 1821, and was a pupil of Paul Delaroche and Ary Scheffer.
He neverequalled either of his masters in power of expression, but possessed a soft and pleasing style of his own.His life was extremely successful as a painter of easel pictures, portraits, and decorative compositions, andexamples of him are to be found in all the museums of Paris and the departments of France, and in many of thebest American collections.
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Charles zacharie landelle biography booksCharles zacharie landelle biography books in orderCharles zacharie landelle biography books youtubeCharles zacharie landelle biography books for saleCharles zacharie landelle biography books freeThe "Rebecca" is one of his pictures purchased by the Government. Landelle wasrepeatedly medalled from 1842 down, and in 1855 was received into the Legion of Honor for hispicture "The Virgin Resting," which now hangs in the Louvre.
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