Charles Blanc
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Charles Blanc (November 4, 1813, Castres (Tarn) - January 17, 1882, Paris) was a French art critic, brother of Louis Blanc. After the February Revolution of 1848, he was director of the department for the visual arts at the ministry of the interior. He published the Histoire des peintres de toutes les écoles (Par. 1849-69, 14 Vols.), which was translated to English and German.
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- Le trésor de la curiosité (1857-1858, 2 Vols.)
- L'œuvre complet de Rembrandt (4. Aufl. 1873, 2 Vols.)
- Grammaire des arts du dessin (1867, 3. Ed. 1876)
- Ingres, sa vie et ses ouvrages (1870)
- L'art dans la parure et dans le vêtement (1875)
- Les artistes de mon temps (1876)
- Voyage de la Haute-Egypte, observations sur les arts égyptien et arabe (1876)
| Preceded by Louis de Carné |
Seat 12 Académie française 1876-1882 |
Succeeded by Édouard Pailleron |
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