Charles-Caïus Renoux
Charles-Caïus Renoux | |
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Renoux's signature: name and year as part of the masonry | |
| Born | 1795 Paris, France |
| Died | 14 March 1846 (aged 50–51) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting, lithography, teaching |
| Notable work | Intérieur de l'église Saint-Etienne-du Mont à Paris (c. 1820), Moines dans une Église Gothique en Ruines (1828) |
| Movement | Troubadour Style |
| Awards | Knight of the Legion of Honor |
| Patron(s) | Alexandre du Sommerard, Louis-Philippe I |
Charles-Caius Renoux (born in Paris, 1795; died in Paris, 14 March 1846) was a French painter, lithographer, and illustrator. He first achieved success with paintings of medieval churches, particularly the ruins of cloisters and monasteries destroyed during the French Revolution, works for which he is still best known. Renoux also painted landscapes, large-scale battle scenes, and historical subjects, works which uniquely prepared him for the final phase of his career, the creation of spectacular dioramas, the "moving pictures" of the era. He also taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; his notable students included Narcisse Berchère and Hector Hanoteau.