Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891)

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Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier was a 19th-century French artist. He was one of the most sought-after and highly paid artists of France of his era.

Ernest Meissonier is known as a major master of historical painting as well as of the genre of life and portraiture. He was also a sought-after sculptor, printmaker, and book illustrator.

Meissonier's work was highly valued by his contemporaries, and his paintings were very popular with the public, and their value often ran into hundreds of thousands of francs. Ernest Meissonier had authority in the French artistic community, so he often headed the jury at national and international exhibitions.

Date and place of birt:21 february 1815, Lyon, France
Date and place of death:31 january 1891, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor
Genre:Genre art, Military art, Portrait
Art style:Academism, Realism

Creators France

Ary Scheffer (1795 - 1858)
Ary Scheffer
1795 - 1858
Paloma Picasso (1949)
Paloma Picasso
1949
Martial Raysse (1936)
Martial Raysse
1936
Paul Sieffert (1874 - 1957)
Paul Sieffert
1874 - 1957
Elie Grekoff (1914 - 1985)
Elie Grekoff
1914 - 1985
Jean Dufy (1888 - 1964)
Jean Dufy
1888 - 1964
Alexandre Noll (1890 - 1970)
Alexandre Noll
1890 - 1970
Eugene Ciceri (1813 - 1890)
Eugene Ciceri
1813 - 1890
Charles Camoin (1879 - 1965)
Charles Camoin
1879 - 1965
Anton Pevzner (1884 - 1962)
Anton Pevzner
1884 - 1962
Carlos Nadal (1917 - 1998)
Carlos Nadal
1917 - 1998
Marguerite Duras (1914 - 1996)
Marguerite Duras
1914 - 1996
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin (1777 - 1841)
Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste de Forbin
1777 - 1841
Louis Aragon (1897 - 1982)
Louis Aragon
1897 - 1982
Jean Leppien (1910 - 1991)
Jean Leppien
1910 - 1991
Gérard Ernest Schneider (1896 - 1986)
Gérard Ernest Schneider
1896 - 1986

Creators Academism

Giannino Castiglioni (1884 - 1971)
Giannino Castiglioni
1884 - 1971
Wolf Kahn (1927 - 2020)
Wolf Kahn
1927 - 2020
Max Fuhrmann II (1891 - 1953)
Max Fuhrmann II
1891 - 1953
Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815 - 1893)
Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann
1815 - 1893
Gustave Caillebotte (1848 - 1894)
Gustave Caillebotte
1848 - 1894
Armand Berton (1854 - 1917)
Armand Berton
1854 - 1917
Ludwig Knaus (1829 - 1910)
Ludwig Knaus
1829 - 1910
Ernst Schweinfurth (1818 - 1877)
Ernst Schweinfurth
1818 - 1877
David Seidner (1957 - 1999)
David Seidner
1957 - 1999
Wilhelm Schmurr (1878 - 1959)
Wilhelm Schmurr
1878 - 1959
Karl von Kügelgen (1772 - 1832)
Karl von Kügelgen
1772 - 1832
Roman Kazimierz Kochanowski (1857 - 1945)
Roman Kazimierz Kochanowski
1857 - 1945
Efraim Habermann (1933 - 2023)
Efraim Habermann
1933 - 2023
Valentine Cameron Prinsep (1838 - 1904)
Valentine Cameron Prinsep
1838 - 1904
Tamam al Akhal (1935)
Tamam al Akhal
1935
Carlo Rivalta (1887 - 1941)
Carlo Rivalta
1887 - 1941
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