Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824 - 1898)

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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, a prominent French painter, was known as "the painter for France." His influential mural paintings showcased a classicizing style, often referencing visions of Hellenistic Greece.

Puvis received numerous commissions for public and private institutions across France, with significant works in Amiens, Marseille, Lyon, Poitiers, and Paris. His success as a 'painter for France' stemmed from his ability to appeal to various ideologies of the time. In addition to murals, Puvis created easel paintings, some of which can be found in galleries worldwide. Despite his significance, he was not fully appreciated during his lifetime, and his work remains a subject of ongoing art criticism.

Date and place of birt:14 december 1824, Lyon, France
Date and place of death:24 october 1898, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Draftsman, Painter
Art school / group:Vienna Secession
Genre:Mythological painting
Art style:Symbolism

Creators France

Thodoros Papadimitriou (1931 - 2018)
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Boris Konstantinovich Bilinsky (1900 - 1948)
Boris Konstantinovich Bilinsky
1900 - 1948
Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger (1824 - 1888)
Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger
1824 - 1888
Ernest de Chamaillard (1862 - 1930)
Ernest de Chamaillard
1862 - 1930
Louis Gauffier (1762 - 1801)
Louis Gauffier
1762 - 1801
Johanna Dumet (1991)
Johanna Dumet
1991
Jean Gérard Remlinger (1935)
Jean Gérard Remlinger
1935
Michel Delacroix (1933)
Michel Delacroix
1933
Pierre Garnier (1726 - 1800)
Pierre Garnier
1726 - 1800
Berthe Morisot (1841 - 1895)
Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet (1715 - 1793)
Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet
1715 - 1793
Jacques Lipchitz (1891 - 1973)
Jacques Lipchitz
1891 - 1973
Alain Clément (1941)
Alain Clément
1941
Youssef Nabil (1972)
Youssef Nabil
1972
Renaud Jacquier Stajnowicz (1952)
Renaud Jacquier Stajnowicz
1952
Carle Vernet (1758 - 1836)
Carle Vernet
1758 - 1836

Creators Symbolism

Anselm Feuerbach (1829 - 1880)
Anselm Feuerbach
1829 - 1880
William Blake (1757 - 1827)
William Blake
1757 - 1827
Jan Verkade (1868 - 1946)
Jan Verkade
1868 - 1946
Julio Ruelas (1870 - 1907)
Julio Ruelas
1870 - 1907
John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836 - 1893)
John Atkinson Grimshaw
1836 - 1893
Lydia Nikandrovna Verkhovskaya (1882 - 1919)
Lydia Nikandrovna Verkhovskaya
1882 - 1919
Jan Bogaerts (1878 - 1962)
Jan Bogaerts
1878 - 1962
Valentine Walter Bromley (1848 - 1877)
Valentine Walter Bromley
1848 - 1877
Adolf Frey-Moock (1881 - 1954)
Adolf Frey-Moock
1881 - 1954
Nikolai Pavlovich Ryabushinsky (1877 - 1950)
Nikolai Pavlovich Ryabushinsky
1877 - 1950
Friedrich August von Kaulbach (1850 - 1920)
Friedrich August von Kaulbach
1850 - 1920
Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891)
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 - 1891
Vasily Ivanovich Denisov (1862 - 1922)
Vasily Ivanovich Denisov
1862 - 1922
Carl Leipold (1864 - 1943)
Carl Leipold
1864 - 1943
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 - 1931)
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
1865 - 1931
Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (1899 - 1979)
Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov
1899 - 1979
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