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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, The ArtistsGrande Odalisquei
Portrait of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French artist born on August 29, 1780. Ingres contributed to the Neoclassical and Academic movements and died on January 14, 1867.

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne 1806

La Grande Baigneuse, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

La Grande Baigneuse 1808

Grande Odalisque, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Grande Odalisque 1814

Odalisque with Slave, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Odalisque with Slave 1839

Mary Edmonia Lewis, The ArtistsPortrait of Mary Edmonia Lewis

Mary Edmonia Lewis

African-American Chippewa woman takes over sculpture

1844 – 1907
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The ArtistsPortrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a living from etchings

1720 – 1778
Anton Raphael Mengs, The ArtistsPortrait of Anton Raphael Mengs

Anton Raphael Mengs

1728 – 1779
Sarah Bernhardt, The ArtistsPortrait of Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt

Actress on stage and screen moonlights as a sculptor

1844 – 1923
Jean-Léon Gérôme, The ArtistsPortrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme

Jean-Léon Gérôme

A merciless teacher trains 2000 young artists

1824 – 1904
Jan Matejko, The ArtistsPortrait of Jan Matejko

Jan Matejko

History's high drama

1838 – 1893
17011900

Constance Mayer

John Constable

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Edward Hicks

John James Audubon

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