Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

• French painter, his father was also a painter and a sculptor. (John Marie Joseph Ingres)
• He does portraits and paintings/drawing bathers became his theme.
• (1780-1887) Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.
• I observe with his paintings, he seem to be drawn to the idea of painting women.
• My favorite is "The Source," 1856, oil on canvas. This painting is currently at Musee D'Orsay which is located in Paris, France.
• From seeing some of his works I am impressed at his ability to make them look real, I am not sure if he was a realism painter but it appears that way from my observation. For example the above painting, if you look closely the water thats pouring out of the container looks very realistic.