Alexandre Cabanel 1823 - 1889 French Academic 5 Stars Worthy Paintings

Alexandre Cabanel 1823 - 1889 French Academic 5 Stars Worthy Paintings
Reviewed by Teresita Blanco

Cabanel specialized in historical, classical and religious paintings. He also did a few portraits on the side. He made in the Salon. There he exhibited a beautiful Venus painting. Due to his fame, he convinced the judges not to accept any impressionism paintings. In that respect, he truly acted like a jerk. Later in his life, he trained a series of students, whom he made into talented painters. The first painting shows a fallen angel. He has a very evil glare. Heavenly angels fly above him. He still prays to God for forgiveness.  He represents all the bad guys, who still desire forgiveness, even after doing something unforgivable. This handsome devil painting by Cabanel deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows Phedre. She cannot sleep due to her desires for her stepson. Her illicit love seems to be making her feel ill. Beside her, sits or rest her maids. The scenery looks pretty realistic. This unrequited love scene by Alexandre Cabanel deserves 5 stars rating.  

In this painting, Ophelia has just fallen from her tree. She broke her back and will soon sink bellow the water. All around her, we see the flowers she liked to gather. She still has the same dreamy expression. Her dress has a lot of cute patterns, as such, this painting draws from the decorative arts. In any case, this Cabanel Hamlet painting deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows a Greek maiden in the garden. She has flowers all around. This reclining figure by Cabanel gets 5 stars rating.

This painting shows Venus ridding on top of the waves. While she wakes, little Cupids shower her with flowers. Cabanel submitted this painting to the Salon of Venuses. It made him quite a lot of money. This lovely painting by Cabanel deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows the beautiful Cleopatra. She coolly observes the effects of her poisons. A maiden has to be tough to rule without a king. Her attendant too looks very pretty. The entire scenery and the dresses follow the fashion of the day. Cabanel did a lot of research to create this historical painting. This painting about a powerful woman deserves 5 stars rating.

In this painting, God visited the dying Moses. He has his arms stretched, as if readying himself to depart his mortal coil. Two angels support his dying body. On his forehead, there shines two horns of lights. This Old Testament scene deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows a lot of women and children around a girl who plays the piano. Two of the maiden in the foreground sport widow habits. This scene takes place within the church. It shows what women used to do when mass did not take place. Everything in this scene looks very pretty. 5 stars for Cabanel's genre painting.

This painting shows the physical manifestation of the poet's inspiration. The maiden embodies love, nature, and beauty. The painting seems to be divided between the real and the imagination. The desk and the bust of the Muse represent the real. The lake, the trees and the rocks represent the poet's imagination. All these things combine help the poet write his poems. This beautiful painting by Cabanel deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows the usual nymph and satyr relationship. The satyrs spent all their time chasing the nymphs, while the nymphs spent their running away. Usually, when a satyr caught a nymph she would turn into a tree, a bird or something. Overall, it served as an effort in futility. In any case, this pretty painting by Cabanel deserves 5 stars rating.

This painting shows a paige or a knight's assistant. Here, the boy carries the knight's sword for him. The background makes a lot of emphasize to medieval decorative art. In this respects, this classical painting has elements from art nouveau. In any case, this cute boy painted by Cabanel gets another 5 stars rating.

Every time one sees a chick with a box, one can safely assume she goes by the name of Pandora. In this version, Cabanel pays a lot attention to the decorative details in her blue scarf and her pretty box. This pretty little number gets 5 stars rating.

Above, we see the Femme Fatale, Delilah. She signals Samson's enemies. They must enter quietly in order to give Samson a haircut. On her lap, we see his long tresses. Her dress follows the fashion of the Isrealites of those days. This Biblical painting too gets 5 stars rating.

According to the book of Judges, Jephthah promise God that a human sacrifice if God helped him win the battle. He said he would sacrifice the first person he saw coming out of his house. When he returned victorious from battle, his favorite daughter was the first person who received him. In this scene, Jephthah's daughter walks up the mound to get sacrificed to God. A long  trail of sobbing women follow behind. This depressing Biblical painting by Cabanel gets 5 stars rating.

This painting shows one of the scenes from the Passion of Christ. Even while mocked, Christ still looks divine. The way his clothes got placed makes him look like a Greek philosopher. An interesting detail lies in the fact that Jesus looks idealized, while the rest look mundane. This further enhances his divinity status. In any case, this pretty painting gets 5 stars rating.

This painting shows the seer in mid trance. The people in the background, look tense. They eagerly await his prophecy. The foreground shows a lot of neat decoration. Even this classical painting has art nouveau traits. In any case, this lovely painting deserves 5 stars rating.

This last painting shows two poets. Their gazes focus on the same spot. The neither look at the sky, nor the see. They seem to see something that we do not. Alas, the seem about to touch upon something inspirational to their art. In any case, this lovely painting by Cabanel gets 5 stars rating. I hope that you liked this short painting review.