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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (14th Dec, 1824 - 24th Oct, 1898)

Credit:

Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Franck Raux

Paris, musée d'Orsay, conservé au musée du Louvre

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projet de décoration

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Title:

Periods:

contemporary period from 1789 until 1914

Techniques:

Dimensions:

204 x 312

Inventory number:

RF42241

Detail:

Maquette de décor architectural avec une porte centrale, trois personnages Vers 1893-1896

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

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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". Read more...