Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836 - 1911)
1836-03-14Tournai, Belgium1911-02-24Paris, FranceBelgium, France
Jules Joseph Lefebvre
Jules Joseph Lefebvre was a French figure painter, educator and theorist.
He was professor at the Académie Julian in Paris. Lefebvre is chiefly important as an excellent and sympathetic teacher who numbered many Americans among his 1500 or more pupils.
Date and place of birt: | 14 march 1836, Tournai, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 24 february 1911, Paris, France |
Nationality: | Belgium, France |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | Nude art, Mythological painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Academism |