By Stephen Gjertson The Portrait Painter Flandrin was a prolific portrait painter. In an age that boasted many fine portrait painters he became one of the most esteemed and sought-after. This fact, however, eventually proved to be more of an irritation to him than a...
By Stephen Gjertson The Church of Saint Martin d’Ainay in Lyons In 1854 Flandrin completed his work in Saint Vincent-de-Paul. The following year he was engaged in a similar undertaking for the Church of Saint Martin d’Ainay in his hometown of Lyons. In July of 1855,...
By Stephen Gjertson The Return to Rome Flandrin had completed the nave of Saint Germain-des-Prés and was preparing to paint the transept when, in the fall of 1863, he decided to return to Rome. He had desired to make this trip since he had left the Villa Medici...
An Outline of Basic Principles By Stephen Gjertson and Annette LeSueur Dedicated to Richard F. Lack (1929-2009) Artist, Teacher, Writer, Mentor, Friend INTRODUCTION Annette LeSueur and I developed this material over a period of several years. While teaching at Atelier...
By Stephen Gjertson Footnotes are inserted into the text within brackets. Many are the architectural jewels of Paris. Notable among them are Notre Dame, Versailles, and the Louvre. In a city of jewels however, there is none more dazzling than the Opéra Garnier, now...
