L'art pompier
L'art pompier(literally 'fireman art') orstyle pompieris a derisive late-19th century French term for large 'official'academic artpaintings of the time, especially historical or allegorical ones. The term derives from the helmets with horse-hair tails, worn at the time by French firemen, which are similar to theAttic helmetsoften worn in such works by allegorical personifications, classical warriors, or Napoleonic cavalry.[1]It also suggests half-puns in French withpompéien('fromPompeii') andpompeux('pompous').[2][3]This type of art was seen by those who used the term as the epitome of the values of thebourgeoisie,and as insincere and overblown.
L'art pompier(a term supporters mostly avoid) has enjoyed something of a critical revival in the last twenty years, partly caused by the newMusée d'Orsayin Paris, where it is displayed on more equal terms with theImpressionistsandRealist paintersof the period.[4]
TheManifeste Pompier('Fireman Manifesto') by Louis-Marie Lecharny was published in Paris in 1990. He also wroteL'art Pompier(1998).
William-Adolphe Bouguereau,Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry,Alfred Agache,Alexandre Cabanel,Joseph-Noël SylvestreandThomas Coutureare among the classic artists of this genre.
Notes
[edit]- ^Harding, p. 7, quoting the definition ofPompierin theDictionnaire Larousse
- ^Descharny 1998, p. 14
- ^Bonafoux 2012, p. 238–239
- ^Harding, p. 14–22
References
[edit]- Harding, James.Artistes pompiers: French academic art in the 19th century,New York: Rizzoli, 1979.
- Descharny, Louis-Marie. L'Art pompier(in French),1998, p. 14
- Bonafoux, Pascal.Dictionnaire de la peinture par les peintres(in French),Perrin, Paris, 2012ISBN978-2-262-032784(read online).
External links
[edit]- Article onPeut-on parler d’une peinture pompier?,by Jacques Thuillier,dezenovevinte.net (in French)
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