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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
(14th Dec, 1824 - 24th Oct, 1898)
Le sommeil
1867
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / René-Gabriel Ojéda
palais des beaux-arts de Lille
http://www.pba-lille.fr/
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Keywords:
frame
Symbolism (movement)
sleep
night
Moon
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About the artwork
Title:
Le sommeil
Periods:
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
19th century
XIXth century
Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
3810 x 6000
Inventory number:
Inv.P.625
Location:
palais des beaux-arts de Lille
About the author(s)
Author:
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Also known as:
Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Cecile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Cecile Puvis De Chavannes
Pʻu-wei Te Hsia-fan-na
Pierre-Cecile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Puvis De Chavannes
Born:
14th Dec, 1824
Dead:
24th Oct, 1898
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
(14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter best known for his mural painting, who came to be known as 'the painter for France'. He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin. Puvis de Chavannes was a prominent painter in the early Third Republic. Émile Zola described his work as "an art made of reason, passion, and will".
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