Jean Léon Gérôme

Stijl: Academicism; Orientalism;

Plaats: Vesoul

Geboren: 1824

Dood: 1904

Biografie:

Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) 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 painte...