Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 141 værker af Léon Bonnat i vores katalog
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Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (also known as La Lutte de Jacob) (1876) er registreret som det mest berømte maleri af Léon Bonnat. Portrait of Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822-1902). Colonial Minister (1863-66, 1872-74) (1879) og Self-portrait (1918) (1918) indtager anden- og tredjepladsen. Af de 141 værker af Léon Bonnat, der er registreret i kataloget, er de 100 mest kendte listet nedenfor, hver med dato, det museum der besidder værket og en note om værket.
The work before us is titled Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, though it is frequently referred to by its French name, La Lutte de Jacob. This piece was painted by Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat in 1876. It is a significant example of the artist's engagement with religious narratives, rendered with a focus on the physical reality of the struggle depicted.
A single light source carves the face of Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte from a heavy, ink-black void. He sits with a rigid, vertical posture, his presence defined by the sharp contrast between a pale, starched collar and the deep shadows of his frock coat. The light catches the high ridge of his forehead and the steady gaze of a man accustomed to the gravity of statecraft. There is…
An elderly man sits within a frame of shadow and light. His face, etched with the textures of many years, turns toward the right while his eyes lock onto the viewer. A white beard descends in soft, defined strokes, catching the pale light that enters from the upper left. The background is a quiet expanse of ochre, burnt sienna, and deep umber, pressing close to the subject. He wears a…
This painting, titled ADAM ET EVE TROUVANT LE CORPS D'ABEL, was executed by the French artist Léon Bonnat. Created about 1861, the work belongs to the Moderne period. It is a significant example of the Académisme style, reflecting the rigorous training and technical precision characteristic of that movement.
A single figure stands in profile, caught in a moment of quiet stillness. The woman is draped in a gown of cool, light blue satin that catches the directional light from the upper left. This luminous fabric flows downward in heavy, sweeping folds, ending in delicate ruffles at the hem. Against the deep, warm umber and sienna tones of the background, the blue of her dress pulls the eye forward.…
The air in the chamber feels heavy, thick with the weight of a crown and the silence of a long-passed era. Standing before us, King Fruela II of Asturias commands the space with a stillness that feels almost monumental. He is draped in a mantle of deep, saturated crimson, a color so intense it seems to pulse against the dark, shadowy void behind him. This red is not merely a…
The room holds its breath as an elderly gentleman sits anchored in his chair. He is John Taylor Johnston, and the weight of his years settles around him in soft, muted tones. Light drifts in from the left, a gentle illumination that carves his features out of the surrounding shadows. It catches the silver of his beard and the subtle folds of his dark suit, lending a tangible volume to…
The Portrait of the count of Montalivet is an oil on canvas work by the French painter Léon Bonnat. It captures the likeness of Camille Bachasson, comte de Montalivet, a man who lived from 1801 to 1880. The painting was executed in 1878.
Léon Bonnat executed this oil on canvas in 1883, capturing the likeness of Levi Parsons Morton. The portrait presents the sitter in a formal, three-quarter length pose, establishing a sense of authority through a structured silhouette and a dark, atmospheric background. The composition focuses entirely on the subject, utilizing a directional light source from the upper left to define the facial features and hands against deep shadows.
The painter Ceferino Araujo Sánchez1864 · Museo del Prado
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Self-Portrait1896 · Nationalgalleriet i Prag
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Self-portrait / Portrait of a young Man1855 · Musée d'Orsay
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Portrait of Louise Lienhard1850
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Self-portrait at the age of 171850 · Musée Bonnat-Helleu
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Portrait of Marie Bonnat, the artist's sister1851 · Musée Bonnat-Helleu
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Young woman doing charity at the entrance to the chapel of San Sebastián Hospital in Cordoba1863 · Goya Museum
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Portrait of Jean Léglise, Merchant, Mayor of Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx1868 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The victim1870 · National Museum of Fine Arts
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An Arab Sheik1870 · Walters Art Museum
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Begging scene1865 · Musée Bonnat-Helleu
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Portrait of an unidentified woman1868 · Carnavalet Museum
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Sketch for the ceiling of the courtroom of the Cour des Assises of the Palais de Justice in Paris: Justice1869 · Petit Palais
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Sketch for the courtroom of the Cour des Assises of the Palais de Justice in Paris: Justice protecting the weak1866 · Petit Palais
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An oriental barbershop1872 · Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
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Adolphe Thiers1876
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Portrait of Marguerite Franchetti1875 · Musée Bonnat-Helleu
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Victor Hugo on his deathbed1885 · Musée Victor Hugo
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Louisa Lee Schuyler1879 · New York Historical Society
30
Precious Moments1880 · Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
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Portrait of George Aloysius Lucas1885 · Walters Art Museum
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Portrait de Monseigneur Félix-Arsène Billard1883
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Italian Girl1880 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute
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Don't cry1879 · Musée Des Beaux Arts
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George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890)1883 · New York Historical Society
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Portrait of Madame Georges Ehrler1880 · Petit Palais
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John Taylor Johnston (1820 1893)1880 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Interior of the Sistine Chapel1880
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Ernest Renan1892
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Anna L. R. S. Morton1884 · National Portrait Gallery
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Portrait of Henry Field1896 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Portrait of Auguste Cain1889 · Petit Palais
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Portrait of Henri Harpignies1889 · Petit Palais
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Job1888
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Portrait of Aimilia Salvagou1894 · National Gallery
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Henry Lillie Pierce1895 · Museum of Fine Arts
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George Martin Lane (1823-1897)1894 · Harvard Art Museums
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Portrait of Prince Viacheslav Tenishev1896 · Hermitage Museum
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The broken pitcher (version with ciocie)1900
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The broken pitcher (barefoot version)1900
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A little accident1900
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Portrait de Madame Dubernet by Léon Bonnat1899 · Petit Palais
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An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child1869 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Portrait of Charles Ephrussi1906
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Portrait of Georges Cain (1853-1919), painter and literary man1909 · Carnavalet Museum
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Christ on the CrossPetit Palais
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Jules Grévy1880
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Head of a White Horse1850 · Scottish National Gallery
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Kneeling girl in prayer (study for ^quot;Pilgrims at the Foot of the Statue of Saint Peter in Saint Peter's Church in Rome^quot;)1864
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Fountain by the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome1868 · Hermitage Museum
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Madame Pasca1874 · Musée d'Orsay
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Italian Woman with Child1872 · Musée Bonnat-Helleu
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Léon Gambetta1875 · Musée d'Orsay
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Mary Sears (later Mrs. Francis Shaw)1878 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Henry White1882 · National Gallery of Art
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Jean Gigoux1880 · Musée Des Beaux
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In the Mountains1879 · Hermitage Museum
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Sketch for the Salon des Arts at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris: The glorification of Art1888 · Petit Palais
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French priest Pierre Bienvenu Noailles1889
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Joseph Dreyfus1890
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Idylle1890 · Musée Bonnat-Helleu
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Pasteur and his granddaughter Camille Vallery-Radot1886 · Musée Pasteur
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The Hand of Antoine-Louis Barye1897 · Walters Art Museum
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Eagle and Rabbit1897
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Portrait du docteur Adrien Doyon
76
Portrait de Joseph Reinach (1856 1921)Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
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JULES GREVY, PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE (1807 1891)
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LEON GAMBETTA (1838 1892)
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ALEXANDRE DUMAS FILS (1824 1895)Musée d'Orsay
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LOUIS ADOLPHE THIERS, PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE (1797 1877)
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MADAME PASCA
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ISAAC PEREIRE (1806 1880)
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Victor Hugo (1802 1885)Musée Victor Hugo
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Le cardinal Charles Lavigerie, archevêque d'Alger (1825 1892)Musée d'Orsay
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BERNIER LOUISMusée Condé
86
Autoportrait
87
JOSEPH DREYFUSMusée d'Orsay
88
Portrait de Monsieur CernuschiMusée Cernuschi
89
Maître Edouard Pascal
90
PORTRAIT DE L'ARTISTEMusée d'Orsay
91
LA MARQUISE FEYDEAU DE BROUMusée d'Orsay
92
Portrait de Louis Hector Leroux
93
Portrait de M. Daniel Guestier
94
Portrait du Vicomte Both de Tauzia
95
Madame Maurice Pascal et son chien Tiny
96
PORTRAIT DU GENERAL HENRI D'ORLEANS, DUC D'AUMALE (1880)Musée Condé
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MADAME BONNAT
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PORTRAIT DE L'ARTISTE AU CHAPEAUMusée d'Orsay
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PORTRAIT DU PRESIDENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE ARMAND FALLIERESMusée d'Orsay
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Portrait of Jules Grévy
De fire motiver, der er hyppigst repræsenteret i disse værker, hver med sit mest kendte eksempel.
De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Léon Bonnat | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musée d'Orsay |
Paris | 15 | Portrait of a woman, Portrait of the count of Montalivet, Self-portrait / Portrait of a young Man |
 Petit Palais |
Paris | 8 | Sketch for the ceiling of the courtroom of the Cour des Assises of the Palais de Justice in Paris: Justice, Sketch for the courtroom of the Cour des Assises of the Palais de Justice in Paris: Justice protecting the weak, Portrait of Madame Georges Ehrler |
 Musée Bonnat-Helleu |
Bayonne | 7 | Self-portrait at the age of 17, Portrait of Marie Bonnat, the artist's sister, Begging scene |
 Walters Art Museum |
Baltimore | 6 | An Arab Sheik, Portrait of George Aloysius Lucas, The Hand of Antoine-Louis Barye |
 Hermitage Museum |
Sankt Petersborg | 4 | Portrait of Prince Viacheslav Tenishev, Fountain by the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome, In the Mountains |
 Museo del Prado |
Madrid | 3 | Self-portrait (1918), Fruela II of Asturias (king of Asturias from 910 to 925), The painter Ceferino Araujo Sánchez |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 3 | John Taylor Johnston (1820 1893), An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child |
 Musée Condé |
Chantilly | 3 | BERNIER LOUIS, PORTRAIT DU GENERAL HENRI D'ORLEANS, DUC D'AUMALE (1880) |
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The air in the chamber feels heavy, thick with the weight of a crown and the silence of a long-passed era. Standing before us, King Fruela II of Asturias commands the space with a stillness that feels almost monumental. He is draped in a mantle of deep, saturated crimson, a color so intense it seems to pulse against the dark, shadowy void behind him. This red is not merely a…
This oil on canvas portrait, executed in 1864, presents a close-up view of Ceferino Araujo Sánchez. The subject is a man with a dark beard and mustache, positioned centrally within the frame. His gaze is directed slightly downward, creating a sense of quiet introspection. The lighting is directional, originating from the upper left, which casts the right side of his face and the background into deep shadow. This technique produces…
The work before us is titled Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, though it is frequently referred to by its French name, La Lutte de Jacob. This piece was painted by Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat in 1876. It is a significant example of the artist's engagement with religious narratives, rendered with a focus on the physical reality of the struggle depicted.
A single figure stands in profile, caught in a moment of quiet stillness. The woman is draped in a gown of cool, light blue satin that catches the directional light from the upper left. This luminous fabric flows downward in heavy, sweeping folds, ending in delicate ruffles at the hem. Against the deep, warm umber and sienna tones of the background, the blue of her dress pulls the eye forward.…
This oil on canvas portrait, executed in 1896, presents a bust-length view of an elderly man positioned slightly off-center. The subject looks directly toward the viewer with a weary and contemplative expression. His face is marked by the textures of age, with light originating from the upper left to cast shadows across the right side of his features, defining the forehead, cheekbone, and skin texture. A stark white beard and…
An elderly man sits within a frame of shadow and light. His face, etched with the textures of many years, turns toward the right while his eyes lock onto the viewer. A white beard descends in soft, defined strokes, catching the pale light that enters from the upper left. The background is a quiet expanse of ochre, burnt sienna, and deep umber, pressing close to the subject. He wears a…
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (also known as La Lutte de Jacob) (1876). De følgende poster er Portrait of Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822-1902). Colonial Minister (1863-66, 1872-74) (1879) og Self-portrait (1918) (1918).
43 år: Léon Bonnat blev født i 1833, og Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (also known as La Lutte de Jacob) er dateret 1876.
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (also known as La Lutte de Jacob), Portrait of Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822-1902). Colonial Minister (1863-66, 1872-74), Self-portrait (1918), ADAM ET EVE TROUVANT LE CORPS D'ABEL, Portrait of a woman, Fruela II of Asturias (king of Asturias from 910 to 925), John Taylor Johnston (1820–1893), Portrait of the count of Montalivet, Levi Parsons Morton og The Martyrdom of Saint Denis (also known as Martyr de Saint Denis). Listen ovenfor viser datoen og det museum, der ejer hvert værk.
Kataloget indeholder 141 værker af Léon Bonnat, dateret mellem 1850 og 1918.
Primært i Musée d'Orsay (Paris), Petit Palais (Paris) og Musée Bonnat-Helleu (Bayonne). Tabellen over museer ovenfor viser den fulde fordeling.
I 1880s: 22 af de 100 værker, der er listet på denne side, er dateret til den periode, herunder Portrait of a woman.
Det tidligste værk på listen er fra Portrait of Louise Lienhard (1850); det nyeste er fra Self-portrait (1918) (1918).
Man (11), Portrait (7) og Dark background (5) ud af de 100 værker, der er listet på denne side.
Oil On Canvas, i 14 af de 100 værker, der er listet på denne side.
Academic realism og Realism, som dokumenteret af værkerne på denne side.
Portrait of a woman, Portrait of the count of Montalivet og Self-portrait / Portrait of a young Man er blandt de 12 værker på denne side i Musée d'Orsay, Pariss samling.
Léon Bonnat blev født i Bayonne, Frankrig, i 1833 og gik bort i 1922. Hans tidlige år tog en interessant drejning, da hans familie flyttede til Madrid i 1846, hvor hans far etablerede en boghandel. Denne flytning viste sig at være afgørende for den unge Bonnats kunstneriske udvikling. Mens han hjalp til i butikken, kopierede han flittigt raderinger af værker fra de gamle mestre, hvilket nærede en dyb passion for tegning og lagde fundamentet for hans fremtidige karriere. Han modtog formel træning under Madrazo i Madrid, før han vendte tilbage til Paris.
I Paris søgte Bonnat yderligere forfinelse af sine færdigheder ved at studere under de fremtrædende historiemalere Paul Delaroche og Léon Cogniet. På trods af flere forsøg blev han ikke straks optaget på den prestigefyldte École des Beaux-Arts gennem Prix de Rome-konkurrencen. Dog gjorde et legat fra Bayonne det muligt for ham at tilbringe tre år i Rom (1858–60), en oplevelse der dybt prægede hans kunstneriske vision. I denne periode knyttede han venskaber med medkunstnere som Edgar Degas, Gustave Moreau og billedhuggeren Henri Chapu. Bonnats stil var stærkt påvirket af de spanske mestre – særligt Velázquez og Jusepe de Ribera – samt kunstnere som Titian og Van Dyck, hvis værker han studerede indgående på Prado-museet.
Bonnat etablerede sig hurtigt som en førende portrætmaler i Paris og modtog løbende bestillinger. Hans portrætter afspejler indflydelsen fra hans beundrede spanske forgængere og er karakteriseret ved realisme, dramatisk lyssætning og psykologisk dybde. Han udforskede også religiøse temaer og genremalerier, der skildrede italienske bønder, og begav sig lejlighedsvis ud i orientalistiske scener. Bonnats arbejde er kendetegnet ved en rå naturalisme og en mangel på overflødig finish, kvaliteter der blev rost af kritikere som Théophile Gautier, der satte ham positivt i kontrast til den mere polerede stil hos Bouguereau.
Gennem hele sin karriere opnåede Bonnat betydelig anerkendelse. Han modtog en æresmedalje i Paris i 1869 og blev udnævnt til Grand Officer af Æreslegionen. I 1882 blev han professor ved École des Beaux-Arts, hvor han underviste adskillige aspirerende kunstnere, herunder John Singer Sargent, Toulouse-Lautrec og Gustave Caillebotte. Han efterfulgte til sidst Paul Dubois som direktør for École i 1905. Bonnats pædagogiske filosofi lagde vægt på enkelhed, den overordnede effekt og stringente tegnefærdigheder. Hans vigtigste værker inkluderer religiøse malerier som Kristus på korset, Job og Sankt Vincent, der tager pladsen for to galgefanger.
Bonnat indtog en unik position i sin tids kunstverden ved at bygge bro mellem det akademiske maleri og den fremspirende impressionistiske bevægelse. Han var medlem af Instituttet og besad administrativ magt over både Akademiet og École des Beaux-Arts. På trods af denne tilknytning til de traditionelle institutioner støttede han uafhængige kunstnere som Edgar Degas og Auguste Rodin, og han forsvarede endda Gustave Courbets indsendelser til Salonen. Som et vidnesbyrd om hans taknemmelighed for den tidlige støtte grundlagde Bonnat Musée Bonnat i sin fødeby Bayonne, som huser en exceptionel samling af tegninger fra de gamle mestre side om side med hans egne værker. Hans eftermæle lever videre gennem hans malerier, hans indflydelsesrige undervisningsvirksomhed og det museum, han etablerede, som bevarer den kunstneriske arv for fremtidige generationer.
