The Apotheosis of Homer

Completion Date: 1827 Style: Neoclassicism Technique: Oil Material: Canvas Dimensions: 386 x 515 cm

jean_auguste_dominique_ingresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French: [ʒɑ̃ ogyst dɔminik ɛ̃ɡʁ]; 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Although he considered himself to be a painter of history in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David, by the end of his life it was Ingres's portraits, both painted and drawn, that were recognized as his greatest legacy.