Napoléon Bourassa

Napoléon Bourassa
Bourassa in 1896
Born	1858 L'Acadie, Quebec
Died	1925 Montreal
Nationality	Canada
Known for	distinguished architect and artist

Napoléon Bourassa(October 21, 1827-August 27, 1916) was a prominent Canadian architect, painter and writer who offices were located from Montreal, Quebec.

Early life and training

Born in L'Acadie, Quebec, he studied at Sulpicians College in Montreal. In 1848, he interned with Norbert Dumas in preparation for a legal career but then chose the paint with Theophile Hamel from 1850 to 1852.

He continued his education by visiting the European cities of Paris, Rome and Florence accompanied by painter Johann Friedrich Overbeck. After this he established his art studio in Montebello in Outaouais. ^[1]

Practice

Napoleon Bourassa founded and directed the Canadian Journal and became the vice-president of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Montreal. He resided on 430 Rue Bonsecours Montreal. Bourassa has several associates who became famous, including Louis-Philippe Hébert, François-Édouard Meloche and Olindo Gratton. He also sculpted the bust of his father-in Papineau.

He has built the Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Montréal and the Institut Nazareth Chapel. One of his most recognized paintings is The Apotheosis of Christopher Columbus.

In 1880, he founded the Museum of Fine Arts in Canada with his fellow artists. He consulted in 1883 for the construction of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

He died August 27, 1916 in Lachenaie. His daughter Adine published his correspondence in 1929. A Fund-Napoleon Bourassa was created in his honor at the University of Ottawa.^[1]

Works include

St. Anne Shrine Church, Fall River Massachusetts: Napoléon Bourassa, architect (with Louis G. Destremps)

• Dominican convent of Saint-Hyacinthe
• Chapel of the Ladies of Sacred Heart
• Chapelle Notre Dame de Lourdes de Montréal
• Chapelle du Manoir Louis-Joseph Papienau
• St. Anne Shrine Church, Fall River, Massachusetts USA^[2]
• Church of Montebello
• Church of Saint-Hugues
• Church of Saint-Ours
• Renovation of the Saint Hyacinthe the Confessor Cathedral of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Vézina, Raymond. "BOURASSA, NAPOLÉON". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, 1911-1920 (Volume XIV). University of Toronto/Université Laval. http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=41349. Retrieved 26 February 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.stanneshrine.com/ St. Anne, Fall River

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Name	Bourassa, Napoleon
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Date of birth	1827
Place of birth	Acadia
Date of death	1916
Place of death	Lachenaie