The Defense of Champigny
1879
122.0 x 215.0 cm
In this battle picture, shown in the Salon of 1879, Détaille depicts an incident that he had observed on December 2, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War. General Faron"s soldiers are shown fortifying their new position at the town of Champigny-sur-Marne, near Paris, and breaking openings in the wall for cannons. General Faron is at the left, talking to an old gardener. The artist painted a replica of the picture in 1879 (private collection) and returned to the subject for a huge panorama of the battle (now destroyed) that he executed with de Neuville in 1882.
Édouard Detaille (1848 – 1912)
Édouard Detaille (1848-1912) fue un destacado pintor académico francés, famoso por su arte militar realista y detallado. Conocido como el 'artista semioficial del ejército francés', capturó batallas, uniformes y el espíritu de la Francia del siglo XIX con precisión excepcional.
Sobre esta obra
- Título: The Defense of Champigny
- Artista: Édouard Detaille
- Año: 1879
- Dimensiones originales: 122.0 x 215.0 cm
- Formato: Panoramic
- Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
- Intensidad del color: Vivid
- Brillo percibido: balanced