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入浴するチェルケス人女性
は、フランスの芸術家 メリ・ジョセフ・ブロンデルの手による キャンバスに油彩の傑作です。1814年に制作されたこの 新古典主義の作品は、Une Baigneuse（入浴する女性）という題名でも知られています。本作は、古典古代から着想を得た理想化された情景の中で、入浴する若いチェルケス人の女性の裸体を、実物大に近いスケールで描き出しています。
ギャラリー厳選、Merry-Joseph Blondelによる最も有名な37の絵画
11月 2026 更新 · 当サイトの人気スコア（各作品の検索数、閲覧数、注文数）に基づくランキング · 37点の Merry-Joseph Blondelの作品がカタログにあります
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Merry-Joseph Blondelが遺した数多くのオリジナル作品の中で、最も有名なものは入浴するチェルケス人女性 (1814)です。 それに次いで、Venus Healing Aeneas (1820)とHecuba and Polyxena (1814)が続きます。 Merry-Joseph Blondelによる37点の作品をカタログに掲載しています。当ギャラリーでは、世界が称賛する37点を選定し、制作年、所蔵美術館、そしてその背景にある物語とともにご紹介しています。
1781 – 1853, Paris
Neoclassicism
最多収蔵館: Musee Baron Martin
Merry-Joseph Blondelの代表作10選：ギャラリー厳選の作品集
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Venus Healing Aeneas
The mythological painting titled Venus Healing Aeneas was executed by the French artist Merry-Joseph Blondel. Created between 1815 and 1825, this oil on canvas work depicts a specific episode from the epic poem the Aeneid. The scene focuses on the protagonist Aeneas, who is shown in a wounded state after having been dragged away from the battlefield. He lies in a recumbent position, supported by the river god Numicus.
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Hecuba and Polyxena
In the heavy, shadow-drenched atmosphere of this Neoclassical scene, the tragedy of Greek mythology unfolds through the figures of Hecuba and Polyxena. Painted by Merry-Joseph Blondel, the work captures a moment of profound sorrow following the devastation of war. The composition centers on the weight of grief, as a lifeless or unconscious figure is held and supported by others in a desperate attempt to stave off the finality of death.…
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Aeneas Becomes a God
In this oil on canvas from approximately 1820, we witness a moment of profound transformation. The scene draws its inspiration from the fourteenth book of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, capturing the precise instant when the mortal essence of Aeneas is stripped away to make room for divinity. We see him reclining, his body caught in a state of transition, while the goddess Venus performs the sacred rite. She has commanded the river…
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Portrait of Madame Houbigant, born Nicole Adéläide Deschamps"
In this 1807 portrait, the viewer meets Madame Houbigant, born Nicole Adéläide Deschamps. She sits with a quiet, poised dignity that commands the space around her. The artist, Merry-Joseph Blondel, captures her presence with a precision that feels immediate, as if she has only just settled into her seat to meet our gaze. There is a sense of stillness in her posture, a moment held in place by the brushstrokes…
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Ceiling: The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune Regarding Athens
In this large-scale Neoclassical ceiling fresco, we find ourselves looking upward into a celestial arena where the very identity of a city hangs in the balance. The composition is governed by a rigorous pyramidal structure, drawing the eye toward the center where Zeus and Hera sit upon a cloud-like throne, acting as the ultimate arbiters of this mythological dispute. Below them, the tension is palpable. Minerva, the goddess of wisdom,…
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Peace
In this oil painting titled Peace, Merry-Joseph Blondel presents a scene of profound stillness and triumph. Created around 1822, the work captures a moment where the chaos of conflict has finally subsided. A single female figure emerges as the central presence, embodying the very essence of the title. She stands with a quiet authority, her presence a calm contrast to the remnants of war scattered at her feet. The atmosphere…
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War
Merry-Joseph Blondel’s War, an oil painting created about 1822, presents a heroic, allegorical figure representing the concept of conflict. The subject is a muscular, bearded man positioned amidst a backdrop of voluminous clouds. He is clad in a red mantle that drapes over his left shoulder and wraps around his torso, leaving his right side bare. This anatomical focus emphasizes the physical strength associated with the personification of combat.
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Ceiling: Air. Aeolus Unleashing the Winds Against the Trojan Fleet.
Ceiling: Air. Aeolus Unleashing the Winds Against the Trojan Fleet. is a large-scale fresco painted by Merry-Joseph Blondel. This work dates to about 1819. The composition depicts the mythological figure Aeolus, the ruler of the winds, as he releases powerful gusts toward a fleet of ships. The scene is rendered with a focus on anatomical precision and the physical exertion of the central figure.
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The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune Regarding Athens. Ceiling Sketch.
The celestial tension of a divine rivalry unfolds in The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune Regarding Athens. Ceiling Sketch., a work by the French artist Merry-Joseph Blondel. Created in 1821, this oil sketch captures a pivotal moment of mythological contention. The scene focuses on the intense competition between the goddess Minerva and the god Neptune as they vie for the patronage of the city of Athens. In the lower left,…
Merry-Joseph Blondelのセレクションが続きます、11から37まで
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Self-portrait1817 · 国立美術館
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Numa1828 · Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc
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Moses1828 · Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc
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Ceiling: France, amidst the legislative kings and French legal experts, receives from Louis XVIII the Constitutional Charter1827
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Ceiling: Victorious France at Bouvines (1214)1828
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Sketch for the church of Sainte-Elisabeth: Saint Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary, placing her crown at the feet of the image of Jesus Christ1824 · プチ・パレ
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Solon1828 · Musée de Picardie
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Lycurgus1828 · Musée de Picardie
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Hope1836 · Musee Baron Martin
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John II receives the submission of Charles II of Navarre1834 · ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場
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Cyrus-Marie-Adélaïde de Timbrune, Count of Valence, General-in-Chief of the Army of the Ardennes1834 · ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場
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Baudouin I, King of Jerusalem1844 · ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場
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Aeolus Unleashing the Virtues1850
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Sappho1850 · Musee Baron Martin
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Truth Presenting the Charter of 1830, Sketch1850 · Musee Baron Martin
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Presentation of Christ in the Temple1849 · カルナヴァレ博物館
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Jacques De Bourbon
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Portrait of Félicité-Louise de Durfort, Maréchale de Beurnonville1808
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Richard I the Lionheart, King of England
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Head Of A ManZimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University
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La Mort De Louis Xii Surnomme Le Pere Du PeupleMusée des Augustins
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Familienbildnisクンストハレ・ブレーメン
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Painting, Merry-joseph Blondel
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Ceiling Of The Rotunda Of Apollo
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Portrait Of A Man
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Portrait Of A Woman Seated Beneath A Tree
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The Death Of HyacinthusMusee Baron Martin
Self-portrait1817 · 国立美術館
12Numa1828 · Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc
13Moses1828 · Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc
14Ceiling: France, amidst the legislative kings and French legal experts, receives from Louis XVIII the Constitutional Charter1827
15Ceiling: Victorious France at Bouvines (1214)1828
16Sketch for the church of Sainte-Elisabeth: Saint Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary, placing her crown at the feet of the image of Jesus Christ1824 · プチ・パレ
17Solon1828 · Musée de Picardie
18Lycurgus1828 · Musée de Picardie
19Hope1836 · Musee Baron Martin
20John II receives the submission of Charles II of Navarre1834 · ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場
21Cyrus-Marie-Adélaïde de Timbrune, Count of Valence, General-in-Chief of the Army of the Ardennes1834 · ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場
22Baudouin I, King of Jerusalem1844 · ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場
23Aeolus Unleashing the Virtues1850
24Sappho1850 · Musee Baron Martin
25Truth Presenting the Charter of 1830, Sketch1850 · Musee Baron Martin
26Presentation of Christ in the Temple1849 · カルナヴァレ博物館
27Jacques De Bourbon
28Portrait of Félicité-Louise de Durfort, Maréchale de Beurnonville1808
29Richard I the Lionheart, King of England
30Head Of A ManZimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University
31La Mort De Louis Xii Surnomme Le Pere Du PeupleMusée des Augustins
32Familienbildnisクンストハレ・ブレーメン
33Painting, Merry-joseph Blondel
34Ceiling Of The Rotunda Of Apollo
35Portrait Of A Man
36Portrait Of A Woman Seated Beneath A Tree
37The Death Of HyacinthusMusee Baron Martin
Merry-Joseph Blondelの代表作、時代別一覧
Mature Period
1814 – 1844 · 22作品がこのリストに含まれています
Late Period
1849 – 1850 · 4作品がこのリストに含まれていますMerry-Joseph Blondelが心を惹かれた主題
これらのオリジナル作品に繰り返し描かれている4つの主題と、それぞれの最高傑作。
Man 14点
Woman 13点
Clouds 10点
Merry-Joseph Blondelの原画を所蔵する美術館
このページに掲載されている絵画を最も多く所蔵している 8 の美術館
| 美術館 | 都市 | Merry-Joseph Blondelの作品 | このリストの絵画 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musee Baron Martin |
Gray | 4 | Hope, Sappho, Truth Presenting the Charter of 1830, Sketch |
 ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場 |
ヴェルサイユ | 3 | John II receives the submission of Charles II of Navarre, Cyrus-Marie-Adélaïde de Timbrune, Count of Valence, General-in-Chief of the Army of the Ardennes, Baudouin I, King of Jerusalem |
 Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc |
Saint-Brieuc | 2 | Numa, Moses |
 Musée de Picardie |
アミアン | 2 | Solon, Lycurgus |
 シカゴ美術館 |
シカゴ | 1 | Venus Healing Aeneas |
 ロサンゼルス・カウンティ・ミュージアム・オブ・アート |
ロサンゼルス | 1 | Hecuba and Polyxena |
 プラド美術館 |
マドリード | 1 | Aeneas Becomes a God |
 Speed Art Museum |
ルイビル | 1 | Portrait of Madame Houbigant, born Nicole Adéläide Deschamps" |
Merry-Joseph Blondelの年代別名作：各時代を象徴するオリジナル作品
年代別作品数
その時代を象徴する名作を見るために、年代を選択してください。
1800s
Portrait of Madame Houbigant, born Nicole Adéläide Deschamps"
年齢 19歳 – 28歳
2作品（この10年間）
In this 1807 portrait, the viewer meets Madame Houbigant, born Nicole Adéläide Deschamps. She sits with a quiet, poised dignity that commands the space around her. The artist, Merry-Joseph Blondel, captures her presence with a precision that feels immediate, as if she has only just settled into her seat to meet our gaze. There is a sense of stillness in her posture, a moment held in place by the brushstrokes…
1810s
入浴するチェルケス人女性
年齢 29歳 – 38歳
4作品（この10年間）
は、フランスの芸術家 メリ・ジョセフ・ブロンデルの手による キャンバスに油彩の傑作です。1814年に制作されたこの 新古典主義の作品は、Une Baigneuse（入浴する女性）という題名でも知られています。本作は、古典古代から着想を得た理想化された情景の中で、入浴する若いチェルケス人の女性の裸体を、実物大に近いスケールで描き出しています。
1820s
Venus Healing Aeneas
年齢 39歳 – 48歳
13作品（この10年間）
The mythological painting titled Venus Healing Aeneas was executed by the French artist Merry-Joseph Blondel. Created between 1815 and 1825, this oil on canvas work depicts a specific episode from the epic poem the Aeneid. The scene focuses on the protagonist Aeneas, who is shown in a wounded state after having been dragged away from the battlefield. He lies in a recumbent position, supported by the river god Numicus.
1830s
Hope
年齢 49歳 – 58歳
3作品（この10年間）
Merry-Joseph Blondel executed Hope about 1836. A French history painter of the Neoclassical school, Blondel was a student of Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault and a contemporary of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. His training and subsequent career were defined by the academic rigor of the French tradition, leading to his election to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1832.
1840s
Baudouin I, King of Jerusalem
年齢 59歳 – 68歳
2作品（この10年間）
The air seems to hold its breath as the King of Jerusalem gazes toward a distant, unseen horizon. Baudouin I stands in a moment of quiet, heavy contemplation, his body angled slightly away while his eyes seek something beyond the frame. He is draped in heavy, flowing garments of white, light blue, and deep reddish-brown, the fabric catching a soft light that descends from the upper left. Gold embroidery traces…
1850s
Aeolus Unleashing the Virtues
年齢 69歳 – 72歳
3作品（この10年間）
Aeolus Unleashing the Virtues by Merry-Joseph Blondel presents an allegorical scene rooted in classical mythology. The work, dating to about 1850, centers on the figure of Aeolus, the ruler of the winds. In this depiction, the deity is shown unleashing the virtues, a theme that utilizes mythological personification to convey abstract moral qualities through physical movement and divine agency.
Merry-Joseph Blondelの絵画に関するコレクターからの質問
Merry-Joseph Blondelの代表作は何ですか？答えを見る
入浴するチェルケス人女性 (1814)。続いてVenus Healing Aeneas (1820)、Hecuba and Polyxena (1814)が続きます。
入浴するチェルケス人女性が制作されたとき、Merry-Joseph Blondelは何歳でしたか？答えを見る
33歳：入浴するチェルケス人女性は1814年の作品で、Merry-Joseph Blondelの生年は1781年です。
Merry-Joseph Blondelの最も有名な10作品とは？答えを見る
入浴するチェルケス人女性, Venus Healing Aeneas, Hecuba and Polyxena, Aeneas Becomes a God, Portrait of Madame Houbigant, born Nicole Adéläide Deschamps", Ceiling: The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune Regarding Athens, Peace, War, Ceiling: Air. Aeolus Unleashing the Winds Against the Trojan Fleet. と The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune Regarding Athens. Ceiling Sketch.。上記のランキングには、それぞれの制作年と所蔵美術館が記載されています。
Merry-Joseph Blondelが遺した作品数は？答えを見る
当カタログには、1807年から1850年にかけて制作されたMerry-Joseph Blondelによる37点の作品が収められています。
Merry-Joseph Blondelの名作は、どの美術館に収蔵されていますか？答えを見る
主にMusee Baron Martin (Gray), ヴェルサイユ王立歌劇場 (ヴェルサイユ) と Musée d'art et d'histoire de Saint-Brieuc (Saint-Brieuc)に所蔵されています。上記の美術館一覧にすべて記載されています。
Merry-Joseph Blondelが最も有名な作品を多く描いたのは何年ですか？答えを見る
1820s年：このページにある全37作品のうち、13作品がその時期に制作されました。そのうちVenus Healing Aeneas作品が含まれます。
Merry-Joseph Blondelによる最初と最後の代表的なオリジナル作品は何ですか？答えを見る
このページでは、最も古い作品はPortrait of Madame Houbigant, born Nicole Adéläide Deschamps" (1807)、最新の作品はAeolus Unleashing the Virtues (1850)です。
Merry-Joseph Blondel が最も多く描いた主題は何ですか？答えを見る
このページに掲載されている37点の作品におけるMan (14), Woman (13) と Clouds (10)
Merry-Joseph Blondel が最も多く使用した技法は何ですか？答えを見る
このページに掲載されている全37作品のうち、19作品のOil On Canvas
Merry-Joseph Blondelはどの芸術運動に属していますか？答えを見る
このページに掲載されているオリジナル作品から判断すると、Neoclassicismです。
Musee Baron MartinにはどのMerry-Joseph Blondelの作品が展示されていますか？答えを見る
Hope, Sappho と Truth Presenting the Charter of 1830, Sketch：Musee Baron Martin, Grayには、このページに掲載されている作品のうち4点が所蔵されています。
Merry-Joseph Blondel：生涯と作品
Early Life and Training
- Born: July 25, 1781, Paris, France
- Died: June 12, 1853, Paris, France
- Parents: Joseph-Armand Blondel (painter and stucco expert) and Marie-Geneviève Marchand.
- Early apprenticeship at the Dihl and Guerhard porcelain factory provided foundational drawing skills under Charles-Étienne Leguay.
- Studied with Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault, a prominent Neoclassical painter, from 1801.
- Won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1803, though delayed travel to the Villa Medici until 1809 due to war.
- Formed a lifelong friendship with Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres during his time in Rome.
Artistic Style and Major Works
- Style: Neoclassical – characterized by clarity, order, symmetry, and a focus on classical themes and forms.
- Subjects: Primarily historical and religious scenes, often commissioned for public buildings. Also painted portraits.
- Notable Commissions:
- Palace of Fontainebleau
- Palace of Versailles
- Louvre Museum
- Brongniart Palace (Paris Bourse)
- Luxembourg Palace
- Churches of St. Thomas Aquinas and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette in Paris
- Significant Works:
- La Circassienne au Bain (1814): Became infamous for its connection to a claim related to luggage lost on the RMS Titanic.
- The Death of Louis XII (1817)
- Paintings depicting Napoleon, such as Napoleon Visiting the Palais Royal After the Dissolution of the Tribune (1834).
Career and Recognition
- Became a Knight in the Order of the Legion d'Honneur in 1824.
- Appointed professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1824, a position he held until his death.
- Elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1832.
- Frequently exhibited at the Salon exhibitions in Paris, receiving numerous awards and accolades.
- Considered for the directorship of the French Academy in Rome but ultimately unsuccessful.
Influences and Legacy
- Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault: Provided foundational training in Neoclassical techniques.
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres: A close friend and significant influence, sharing a similar artistic sensibility.
- Blondel's work reflects the broader Neoclassical movement’s emphasis on reason, order, and classical ideals.
- While celebrated during his lifetime for public commissions and academic achievements, later critics viewed his style as somewhat conservative or "retardataire" (outdated).
- His legacy lies in his contributions to French historical painting and the decoration of important national buildings, demonstrating a mastery of technique within the Neoclassical tradition.
Later Life and Death
- Continued teaching at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts until his death.
- Remained active in artistic circles, maintaining correspondence with Ingres.
- Died on June 12, 1853, in Paris.