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Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Artists
Portrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme

Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French artist born on May 11, 1824. Gérôme contributed to the Academic and Orientalist movements and died on January 10, 1904.

The Duel After the Masquerade, Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Duel After the Masquerade 1857 – 1859

Prayer in the Mosque of Amr, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Prayer in the Mosque of Amr 1871

Pollice Verso, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Pollice Verso 1872

The Snake Charmer, Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Snake Charmer 1879

Pygmalion and Galatea, Jean-Léon Gérôme

Pygmalion and Galatea 1890

Marie Bashkirtseff, The ArtistsPortrait of Marie Bashkirtseff

Marie Bashkirtseff

"To live so filled with ambition, and at the end, oblivion!"

1858 – 1884
Gottfried Lindauer, The Artists

Gottfried Lindauer

Anthropology or exploitation? Portraits of the Māori

1839 – 1926
Elizabeth Thompson, The ArtistsPortrait of Elizabeth Thompson

Elizabeth Thompson

1846 – 1933
José Tapiro y Baro, The ArtistsPortrait of José Tapiro y Baro

José Tapiro y Baro

Painting in the shadow of a best friend

1836 – 1913
Eugène Delacroix, The ArtistsPortrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix

Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

1798 – 1863
Luis Ricardo Falero, The ArtistsPortrait of Luis Ricardo Falero

Luis Ricardo Falero

The line between art and sex

1851 – 1896
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Rosa Bonheur

Alexandre Cabanel

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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