Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
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 14 December 1824 |
| Died | 24 October 1898 (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 |
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ pyvi də ʃavan]; 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". 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. 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".