Charles Dorigny

? – 1551

French painter who belonged to the first Fontainebleau School. Originally from La Rochelle, he works in Fontainebleau in the team of Rosso Fiorentino in the decoration of the François I gallery. He also participates in the decorations of the Château d'Écouen. In the late 1540s, he moved to the capital and was employed by the City of Paris in various works: in 1549 he took part in the ephemeral decors of the entry of Henri II alongside Jean Cousin. In 1550, he was a member of the commission responsible for establishing the route of the new fortifications of Paris, wanted by the king (he had already made the route of the ramparts of La Rochelle). He died in 1551 in Paris. His most famous work is the Deposition from the Cross (1548, Paris, Church of St. Margaret), an altarpiece painted for the Orléans Chapel in the church of Célestins. A replica of this painting is currently in Prague Castle. Another version of this painting is kept at the Museum of Fine Arts in Rouen, while the British Museum in London has a preparatory drawing also attributed to Dorigny.

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