Jean Baptiste Discart (1855 - 1940)
1855-10-01Modena, Italy1940-01-01Paris, FranceItaly, France, The Netherlands
Jean Baptiste Discart
Jean Baptiste Discart was a French painter. He worked mainly in France and the Netherlands.
Jean Baptiste Discart in 1869, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, aged only fourteen. He would study there almost continuously until 1880. His primary professors were Leopold Karl Müller and Anselm Feuerbach. It was there that he first developed an interest in Orientalism.
Date and place of birt: | 1 october 1855, Modena, Italy |
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Date and place of death: | 1 january 1940, Paris, France |
Nationality: | Italy, France, The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Genre painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Genre art, Portrait |
Art style: | Realism, Orientalism |