Pierre-Athanase Chauvin (1774 - 1832)
1774-06-09Paris, France1832-10-29Rome, ItalyItaly, France
Pierre-Athanase Chauvin
Pierre-Athanase Chauvin was a French painter active in Italy.
Chauvin was a student of the landscape painter Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes. He began his career at the Paris Salon in 1793 and won the First Class Medal in 1819 with his painting Charles VIII’s entry into Acquapendente. The painting was commissioned by Louis XVIII of France for the Galerie de Diane at the Palace of Fontainebleau.
Date and place of birt: | 9 june 1774, Paris, France |
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Date and place of death: | 29 october 1832, Rome, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy, France |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Art school / group: | French school |
Genre: | Cityscape, Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Neoclassicism, Rococo |