1804 - 1859

Faktografický list

  • Top-ranked work: Le Café des Aveugles, at Palais-Royal
  • Top 3 works: Le Café des Aveugles, at Palais-Royal
  • Museums on this site: Carnavalet Museum
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Lifespan: 55 years
  • Born: 1804, Wülflingen, Switzerland

The Life and Versatility of Traviès

Born in Wülflingen, Switzerland, the artist known as Traviès was a Swiss-born French painter, lithographer, and caricaturist. After studying art in Strasbourg and later at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under François Joseph Heim, he established a diverse career. His professional output included portraits, genre paintings, and designs for printed fabrics and wallpaper. He became a prolific contributor to satirical magazines such as La Caricature and Le Charivari, where his work often focused on French customs, culture, and the Parisian poor.

Throughout his career, Traviès engaged with various social and political themes. He was involved in early socialist movements, including Saint-Simonianism and the ideas of Simon Ganneau. His later years were marked by a shift toward religious themes, culminating in the completion of the oil painting Christ et la Samaritaine, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1853 and purchased by the French government.

Notable Works and Artistic Contributions

Traviès is recognized for several significant works and series, including:

His artistic legacy includes the Galerie des Illustrations Scientifiques, a series of portraits of French doctors and scientists. While much of his work was produced through lithography and caricature, his religious oil painting Christ et la Samaritaine remains a notable example of his formal painting style.

Otázky a odpovede

Kde nájdem diela umelca Traviès zoradené podľa tém?

Stránka Atlas predmetov mapuje diela umelca Traviès podľa tém.

Kde nájdem diela umelca Traviès zoradené podľa umeleckých smerov?

Diela umelca Traviès si môžete prehliadnuť podľa umeleckých smerov na jeho stránke Všetky umelecké smery.

Môžem navštíviť virtuálne múzeum diel umelca Traviès?

Možná je aj virtuálna návšteva: stránka 3D galéria umelca Traviès predstavuje jeho diela v trojrozmernej galérii.

Ako je kariéra umelca Traviès rozdelená do jednotlivých období?

Chronológia umelca Traviès je interaktívna časová os, ktorá prezentuje diela umelca v chronologickom poradí, rozdelené do kapitol podľa období jeho kariéry.

Sebatest

Pri každej otázke je iba jedna správna odpoveď.

Otázka 1:
In which city was Traviès born?
Otázka 2:
Which character, created by Traviès, represented the faults of the bourgeoisie?
Otázka 3:
Which famous writer wrote about Traviès, calling him the 'prince of the unfortunate'?
Otázka 4:
What was the subject of the religious painting Traviès completed after 14 years of work?
Otázka 5:
Which satirical magazines did Traviès contribute to?