Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres - Painter — Neoclassicism — 19th c.

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• Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, a master of Neoclassicism, was born in 1780 in Montauban, France, and became famous for his exquisite portrayals of the human form.

• He often emphasized line over color, believing that drawing was the foundation of all art, a principle he termed la beauté idéale.

• Ingres had a lifelong passion for music, stating that painting was like music, a true expression of joie de vivre!