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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

52 works

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Read more

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Dark painted sketch of struggling figures in a shadowy battle scene, with a raised arm above the crowd.

Allégorie politique avec portrait de Victor Hugo [ou Scène de combat]

1866

Dark painting of a seated woman in blue holding an infant, with a kneeling figure at right and foliage above.

L'Adoration des bergers

Loose, dark still life painting of a flower bouquet with white lily of the valley and a red bloom in a glass vase.

Bouquet de fleurs au muguet

1874

Loose oil sketch of a standing nude woman against a dark background, with a small seated figure in the upper right.

Femme nue (étude)

1868

Oil sketch of a shadowed narrow street with old buildings, a dome, and a pale turquoise sky.

Une rue

1862

Dim church interior with a glowing priest at the altar rail and dark silhouetted worshippers in the foreground.

La Communion

1860

Loose oil sketch of a mounted rider in white leading a crowd through a procession, with a dark architectural backdrop and red

Entrée triomphale d'Henri IV à Paris, d'après Rubens

1858

Painting of a winding river at dusk, with wooded hills and a pale glowing sky in soft green and brown tones.

Rivière, Italie

1862

Small oil sketch of a river under a dusk sky with orange clouds, dark wooded banks and light reflected on the water.

Effet de ciel sur une rivière

Loose oil painting of a wildflower bouquet with red poppies, white daisies and blue cornflowers against a dark background.

Fleurs des champs (Coquelicot, marguerite et bleuet)

1874

Dark portrait of a young child's head with pale brushed highlights, surrounded by sprigs of leaves and small flowers.

Portrait de Charles Carpeaux à trois ans

1873

Oil sketch of Rome's rooftops and a domed church along the Tiber river at evening, with a small boat on the water.

Le Tibre à Rome

1862

Unfinished oil portrait of a seated woman in a loose white garment against a dark background, painted in loose brushwork.

Madame Carpeaux en déshabillé

1874

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a dark headscarf, head bowed, one hand raised to her temple against a dark background.

Tête de vieille femme italienne, dite Mère de la Palombella

1858

Dim studio scene of a painter in a red jacket at an easel, with a palette and a pale plaster bust behind him.

Carpeaux en veston rouge peignant dans son atelier

1865

Loosely painted nude couple embracing, one whispering to the other, in warm ochre and brown tones against a dark ground.

La confidence

1873

Dark painting of a pale reclining figure surrounded by hovering figures, lit by a single candle in the shadows.

Scène d'accouchement

1870

Painting of Venus standing nude beside seated Mercury in a winged helmet, with Cupid at his knee, on a dark background.

Mercure, Vénus et l'Amour, d'après Corrège

1873

Dark, loosely painted forest scene with a small seated figure among green undergrowth and tree trunks.

Solitude, la forêt

1875

Dark moonlit painting of dusk clouds over low buildings and a small silhouetted figure on a shore.

Crépuscule, effet de lune

1875

Sketchy oil painting of a ship wrecked in stormy waves near a lighthouse, with figures on the shore gesturing.

Naufrage dans le port de Dieppe

1873

Painted self-portrait of a bearded older man with a bald crown against a dark, swirling background.

Autoportrait

1874

Dark painted allegory of crowded figures in shadow, with a raised arm and a pale portrait head at the center.

Allégorie politique avec portrait de Victor Hugo

1866

Loose painting of a woman in a blue cloak and white ruffled dress walking through a crowded street with trees and passersby.

Street Scene

Loose oil sketch of a globe on a stone pedestal beside water, with autumn trees and a building under a pale sky.

Quatre Parties du Monde, Fontaine de l'Observatoire (Study for the Four Parts of the World, Fountain of the Observato…

1867

Painting of Venus, Mercury with winged helmet, and Cupid against a dark brown background.

Mercure, Vénus et l'Amour, d'après Corrège

1871

Loose sketch of a seated woman in a white dressing gown against a dark background, face turned slightly downward.

Madame Carpeaux en déshabillé

1873

Painting of an elderly woman in a dark headscarf with her hand raised to her head, lit from one side against a dark backgroun

Tête de vieille femme italienne, dite Mère de la Palombella

1856

Painting of Roman buildings and domes beside the Tiber, lit warm gold, with small boats on reflective water under a hazy sky.

Le Tibre à Rome

1856

Painting of a winding river beneath rolling hills and a pale evening sky, with trees and warm brown banks.

Rivière, Italie

1856

Painting of a shadowed narrow street with old buildings, a dome, and a pale turquoise sky above.

Une rue

1856

Oil painting of two umbrella pines against a turquoise sky, with dark hills and a brown building at the right.

Pins parasols en Italie

1856

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was born in Valenciennes and died in Courbevoie. The work of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is associated with Romanticism. Browse 52 works by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux from 11 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata