Pierre puvis de chavannes biography of abraham
Pierre puvis de chavannes biography of abraham
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
French painter (1824–1898)
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes | |
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Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1880, after a negative by Étienne Carjat | |
| Born | Pierre-Cécile Puvis (1824-12-14)14 December 1824 Lyon, Rhône, France |
| Died | 24 October 1898(1898-10-24) (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Education | Eugène Delacroix, Henri Scheffer, Thomas Couture |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Notable work | Death and the Maiden, The Dream, The Poor Fisherman |
| Movement | Symbolism |
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French pronunciation:[pjɛʁpyvidəʃavan]; 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France".[1] He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works.[2] Puvis de Chavann