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Jean-Paul Laurens

1838-03-28 – 1921-03-23

Portrait of Jean-Paul Laurens
Photoglyptie Lemercier & Cie, 1878. (Planche provenant du Journal hebdomadaire du "PARIS-PORTRAIT". FORMAT: Une planche de 8.5 x 12 cm contrecollée au centre du feuille de 29 x 39 cm.Credit: Ferdinand Mulnier

Life & Legacy

Jean-Paul Laurens (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃pol loʁɑ̃]; 28 March 1838 – 23 March 1921) was a romanticist French painter and sculptor, and he is one of the last major exponents of the French Academic style.

Occupation & Career

painter, sculptor, illustrator, teacher

Education

Beaux-Arts de Paris

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Jean Reynaud Prize; Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; The Excommunication of Robert the Pious; The Suicide of Cato the Younger; Saint John Chrysostom and the Empress Eudoxia; The Death of Tiberius; The hostages

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour · Jean Reynaud Prize

Employer

Beaux-Arts de Paris

Organizations & Memberships

Académie des beaux-arts · Royal Academy of Arts

Notable Work

Saint John Chrysostom and the Empress Eudoxia · The Death of Tiberius · The Excommunication of Robert the Pious · The hostages · The Suicide of Cato the Younger

Education & Institutions

Beaux-Arts de Paris

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q708568 — wikidata View source

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