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He
was born in Montauban on the 29th of August,
1780 He was the son of an unsuccessful sculptor
and painter who led to his inspiration. Ingres
studied at the art academy in Toulouse before
joining the studio of Jacques-Louis David in
1797. Ingres, who was David's best student,
began his career in obscurity. Though he personally
disliked the Academy and avoided the Salon,
Ingres has come to be identified with its goals
and viewed as an artistic conservative.
But, despite his allegiance to clear and precise
form, balanced compositions, and idealised beauty,
he shared much of the same interest in exotic
and erotic subject matter that had attracted
the Romantics.
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