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Gérôme, Jean-Léon
1824–1904
Nationality: France
Born: 1824, Vesoul
Died: 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris
Gender: male
Movements
Neo-Grec
Orientalism
neo-Pompeian
academic art
Occupations
painter
teacher
sculptor
architectural draftsperson
visual artist
porcelain painter
graphic artist
Biography
Gérôme's father, a goldsmith from Vesoul, discouraged his son from studying to become a painter but agreed, reluctantly, to allow him a trial period in the studio of Paul Delaroche in Paris. He traveled and studied in Italy, elsewhere in Europe, and in Asia Minor. The subjects that he enjoyed most were scenes of nature and animals. He is best known for mythological and Comment on works: history paintings that are typically anecdotal, painstaking, melodramatic, and frequently erotic. Comment on works: history
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Notable Works
- The Duel After the Masquerade
- Pygmalion and Galatea
- Consummatum est
- Slave Market in Rome
- Pollice Verso
- Bonaparte Before the Sphinx
Artworks
15 artworks
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