Jean-Léon Gérôme
Painting, Visual Artist
1824 – 1904
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Who was Jean-Léon Gérôme?
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits and other subjects, bringing the Academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. He is considered one of the most important painters from this academic period, and in addition to being a painter, he was also a teacher with a long list of students.
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- Born
- May 10, 1824
Vesoul - Also known as
- Jean-Leon Gerome
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- Lived in
- Vesoul
- Died
- Jan 10, 1904
Paris - Resting place
- Montmartre Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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