About Paul Chenavard
Lived 1807 – 1895 (aged 87). Paul Chenavard was a French painter.
Paul-Marc-Joseph Chenavard (9 December 1808 – 1895) was a French painter.
Life
Entering the École des beaux-arts en 1825, he studied in the studio of Ingres alongside his friend Joseph Guichard, then in the studios of Hersent and Delacroix.
The influence of German philosophy and painting led him to believe that art's aim had to be humanitarian and civilising. He died in Paris in 1895 and was buried in the new Cimetière de Loyasse at Lyon.
Works
Hell (1846), Montpellier, Musée Fabre The Continence of Scipio (1848) Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts Divina Tragedia (between 1865 and 1869) Paris, Musée d'Orsay
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Who was Paul Chenavard?
French painter (1807-1895)
When was Paul Chenavard born?
Paul Chenavard was born on 9 December 1807 in Lyon.
When did Paul Chenavard die?
Paul Chenavard died on 12 April 1895 in Paris.
What was Paul Chenavard's occupation?
Paul Chenavard was a painter.
What nationality was Paul Chenavard?
Paul Chenavard was French.
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