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Jean-Léon Gérôme (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ leɔ̃ ʒeʁom]; 11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living artist by 1880."
Learn about the life and works of Jean-Leon Gerome, a prominent academic artist who painted historical, mythological, Orientalist and portrait scenes. Explore his biography, style, influences, students and 241 artworks on Wikiart.org.
- French
- May 11, 1824
- Vesoul , France
- January 10, 1904
May 9, 2024 · Jean-Léon Gérôme (born May 11, 1824, Vesoul, France—died Jan. 10, 1904, Paris) was a painter, sculptor, and teacher, one of the most prominent late 19th-century academic artists in France. Gérôme, whose father was a goldsmith, studied with Paul Delaroche.
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Jean-Léon Gérôme, né à Vesoul le 11 mai 1824 et mort à Paris le 10 janvier 1904, est un peintre et sculpteur français . Membre de l' Académie des beaux-arts, il compose des scènes orientalistes, mythologiques, historiques et religieuses. À partir de 1878, il réalise des sculptures, la plupart polychromes, représentant des scènes de ...
A painting of the mythological scene by the French artist, ca. 1890. Learn more about the artwork, its context, and the Met's collection of European Paintings.
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A painting of a Turkish soldier in a silk tunic by the French artist Gérôme, based on his travels to the Near East in 1868. Learn about the artwork's history, context, and style, and see related resources from The Met collection.
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