Louis-Ernest Barrias
(1841–1905) fransk skulptör
Louis-Ernest Barrias (France, 1841–1905) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Louis-Ernest Barrias belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Louis-Ernest Barrias was born in former 5th arrondissement of Paris and died in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Louis-Ernest Barrias trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. The teachers included François Jouffroy, Pierre-Jules Cavelier, and Léon Cogniet. Wikidata associates Louis-Ernest Barrias with Neo-Baroque. Louis-Ernest Barrias became a member of Académie des beaux-arts and Institut de France. The awards include Prix de Rome, Knight of the Legion of Honour, and Commander of the Legion of Honour. The students included Hippolyte Lefèbvre, Charles-Henri Pourquet, Charles Caby, and Georges Vérez.
The best-known works include ‘The Oath of Spartacus’, ‘Jeune fille de Mégare’, and ‘La Défense de Paris’. The catalogue has 11 works by Louis-Ernest Barrias with free images. The dated works span the years 1868–1900. Works by Louis-Ernest Barrias are held by several collections, among them Musée de Grenoble, Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon, Musée d’Orsay, and École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Berthe Morisot, Ludvig Munthe, Jean Charles Cazin, Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski, and Nélie Jacquemart.