 Charles Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran is primarily known as Charles Carolus Duran
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Charles-Emile-August Durand was born in Lille, France in 1838. He studied for two years under François Souchon, a student of David, and fell under the spell of the old masters to whom he was exposed at the Lille Musee des Beaux-Arts. In 1853 he went to Paris, took the name of Carolus-Duran, decided against additional academic training, and began instead to paint from the Old Masters at the Louvre. This was a very bold move for a young artist beginning his career, as the rule of acade (showing 500 of 2262 characters). |
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