Louis Charles Auguste Steinheil
| Louis Charles Auguste Steinheil | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
26 June 1814 Strassburg, France |
| Died |
17 May 1885 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | Stained glass and church decoration |
Cathédrale Notre Dame, Bayonne:Chapelle Saint Pierre
Louis Charles Auguste Steinheil (born Strassburg, 26 June 1814; died Paris, 17 May 1885) was an Alsatian painter.
Biography
Louis Steinheil studied with Henri Decaisne and painted in nearly every medium, but gave special attention to glass painting and church decoration. Among his works are “Saint Philomela” (1841); “Mother” (1847), Nantes Museum.[1] He and Alexandre-Dominique Denuelle were commissioned to paint the chapel of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, consecrated in September 1865, which was built for the Empress Eugénie beside her Villa Eugénie in Biarritz.[2] In 1876 he was commissioned to execute frescoes in the cathedral of Strassburg.[1]
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References
- Granger, Catherine (2005). L'Empereur et les arts: la liste civile de Napoléon III. Librairie Droz. ISBN 978-2-900791-71-4. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Steinheil, Louis Charles August". Encyclopedia Americana.
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