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

Sergej Mixajlovich Prokudin-Gorskij (1863 - 1944)
Sergej Mixajlovich Prokudin-Gorskij
1863 - 1944
Michel Delacroix (1933)
Michel Delacroix
1933
Dora Maar (1907 - 1997)
Dora Maar
1907 - 1997
Édouard Debat-Ponsan (1847 - 1913)
Édouard Debat-Ponsan
1847 - 1913
Sébastien Leclerc (1637 - 1714)
Sébastien Leclerc
1637 - 1714
Theodor Martens (1822 - 1884)
Theodor Martens
1822 - 1884
Georges Stein (1864 - 1917)
Georges Stein
1864 - 1917
Gustave Brion (1824 - 1877)
Gustave Brion
1824 - 1877
Andreas Feininger (1906 - 1999)
Andreas Feininger
1906 - 1999
François-Antoine Yon (1758 - 1813)
François-Antoine Yon
1758 - 1813
Raimundo Madraso (1841 - 1920)
Raimundo Madraso
1841 - 1920
François-Joseph Luigi Loir (1845 - 1916)
François-Joseph Luigi Loir
1845 - 1916
Joël Kermarrec (1939 - 2022)
Joël Kermarrec
1939 - 2022
Marcel Lempereur-Haut (1898 - 1986)
Marcel Lempereur-Haut
1898 - 1986
Jonathan Bermudes (1968)
Jonathan Bermudes
1968
Leon-Victor Dupre (1816 - 1879)
Leon-Victor Dupre
1816 - 1879

Creators Symbolism

Anselm Feuerbach (1829 - 1880)
Anselm Feuerbach
1829 - 1880
William Blake (1757 - 1827)
William Blake
1757 - 1827
Vadim Gabrielevich Shershenevich (1893 - 1942)
Vadim Gabrielevich Shershenevich
1893 - 1942
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 - 1904)
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
Édouard Dujardin (1861 - 1949)
Édouard Dujardin
1861 - 1949
Nadezhda Savelyevna Voitinskaya (1886 - 1965)
Nadezhda Savelyevna Voitinskaya
1886 - 1965
Joep Nicolas (1897 - 1972)
Joep Nicolas
1897 - 1972
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (1864 - 1930)
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
1864 - 1930
Johann Kluska (1904 - 1973)
Johann Kluska
1904 - 1973
Edgar Maxence (1871 - 1954)
Edgar Maxence
1871 - 1954
Felice Carena (1879 - 1966)
Felice Carena
1879 - 1966
Carlos Schwabe (1866 - 1926)
Carlos Schwabe
1866 - 1926
Otto Ulmer (1904 - 1973)
Otto Ulmer
1904 - 1973
Max Walter Svanberg (1912 - 1994)
Max Walter Svanberg
1912 - 1994
Ales Veselý (1935 - 2015)
Ales Veselý
1935 - 2015
Alfredo Protti (1882 - 1949)
Alfredo Protti
1882 - 1949