# Alexandre Antigna

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{{Short description|French painter (1817–1878)}}
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'''Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna''' (March 7, 1817 – February 26, 1878) was a French painter.

==Early life and education==
Antigna was born in [Orléans](/source/Orl%C3%A9ans), France, where his earliest training took place, under a local painter, François Salmon. On October 9, 1837, he entered the [École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts](/source/%C3%89cole_nationale_sup%C3%A9rieure_des_Beaux-Arts) in Paris where he was a pupil of Sebastien Norblin de la Gourdaine as well as the renowned [Paul Delaroche](/source/Paul_Delaroche).

==Career==
Until 1845, Antigna's paintings were generally religious scenes and portraits.

After living in the poor quarter of the [Île Saint-Louis](/source/%C3%8Ele_Saint-Louis) in Paris, he incorporated images of the suffering and burden of the urban poor into his works. By the [1848 Revolution](/source/Revolutions_of_1848_in_France) Antigna was devoted to the [Realist](/source/Realism_(arts)) style.

He continued to paint in the Realist style until circa 1860, when he began to produce paintings in the [Naturalist](/source/Naturalism_(visual_art)) vein. He exhibited at the [Salon](/source/Salon_(Paris)) and received the [Legion of Honour](/source/Legion_of_Honour) in 1861.<ref>[http://64.78.5.47/info_detail.cfm?type=artist&Arts_id=AA William Secord Gallery, Inc.]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} New York, 2005. Retrieved November 28, 2006.</ref>

He traveled to Spain and [Brittany](/source/Brittany) numerous times in order to paint multifarious scenes, yet he always retained his compassion for the poor.

==Personal life==
In 1861 Antigna married [Hélène Marie Pettit](/source/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Marie_Antigna), who became a painter herself. Their son, {{ill|Andre-Marc Antigna|fr}}, was also a painter and [miniaturist](/source/Portrait_miniature).<ref>[http://www.artrenewal.com/asp/database/art.asp?aid=243 Alexandre Antigna.]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ARC; Art Renewal Center. Retrieved November 28, 2006.</ref>

Antigna died in Paris in 1878 at the age of 60.

== Works ==
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* 1848 ''L'Éclair''
* 1849 ''Après le Bain''
* 1850 ''L'Incendie''
* 1855 ''La Mort du Pauvre''
* 1855 ''La Fête Dieu''
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* 1855 ''La Halte forcée''
* 1862 ''Marchand d'images''
* 1864 ''Miroir des bois''
* 1864 ''Paysanne bretonne''
* Year unknown ''Scene d'Atelier''<ref>{{cite web |title=Výjev z ateliéru - Alexandre Antigna |url=http://www.artmuseum.cz/reprodukce2_pohled.php?dilo_id=1860 |website=Artmuseum.cz |accessdate=2019-11-30}}</ref>
|}
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180px">
Alexandre Antigna - The Lightning - WGA00733.jpg|The Lightning, 1848
L'Incendie.jpg|''[The Fire](/source/L'Incendie_(Antigna))'', 1850–51
Augustins - La halte forcée - Alexandre ANTIGNA - Ro 1.jpg|The forced stop 1855
CorpusChristiDay.jpg|''[La Fête-Dieu](/source/Corpus_Christi_(feast))'', 1855
Child at a writing desk, by Alexandre Antigna.jpg|''Child at a writing desk''
Alexandre Antigna - Scene D'Atelier.jpg|''Scene from the studio''
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://archive.today/20130117051439/http://www.artfact.com/features/viewArtist.cfm?artistRef=0VGSF9XVRL artfact.com]
*[http://www.artrenewal.com/asp/database/art.asp?aid=243 Alexandre Antigna]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at [Art Renewal Center](/source/Art_Renewal_Center)

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