He
was born in Montauban on the 29th of August, 1780 He was
the son of an unsuccessful sculptor and painter who led
to his inspiration. Ingres studied at the art academy
in Toulouse before joining the studio of Jacques-Louis
David in 1797. Ingres, who was David's best student, began
his career in obscurity.
Though he personally disliked the Academy and avoided
the Salon, Ingres has come to be identified with its goals
and viewed as an artistic conservative. But, despite his
allegiance to clear and precise form, balanced compositions,
and idealised beauty, he shared much of the same interest
in exotic and erotic subject matter that had attracted
the Romantics.
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