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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ( December 14, 1824 - October 24, 1898) was a French painter.He was born Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes in Lyon, Rhône, France.
In 1844 he went to Paris, where he studied under Eugène Delacroix and Thomas Couture. It was not until a number of years later when the government of France acquired one of his works that he gained any sort of wide recognition. Although he studied with some of the romanticists, his work is seen as symbolist in nature and he is credited with influencing an entire generation.
In Montmartre, he had an affair with one of his models, Suzanne Valadon, who would become one of the leading female artists of the day.
He is noted for painting murals, several of which can be seen at the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) in Paris and PoitiersPoitiers (population 85,000) is a city and commune in central France, prefecture (capital) of the Vienne departement''. Located on the Clain river. History Poitiers was founded before Roman influence by the Pictones tribe. The Battle of Poitiers was fough, the SorbonneLa Sorbonne was the name of the former University of Paris in Paris, France, one among the most ancient in Europe. History It was founded in 1257 by Robert de Sorbon, after whom it is named. It is also the name of its main campus in the 5th arrondissement, and the Paris Panthéon, as well as in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in at the Boston, MassachusettsAlternate meanings: Boston (disambiguation Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. Boston is the capital and largest city in Massachusetts in the United States. It is the unofficial capital of the region k Public Library. His easel paintings can be found in many American and European galleries. Some of them are:
- Death and the Maiden
- The Dream
- The Poor Fisherman
- Vigilance
- The Meditation
- Mary Magdalene at St Baume
- Saint Genoveva
- Young Girls at the Seaside
- Mad Woman at the Edge of the Sea
- Hope
- Kneeling nude woman, viewed from back
Chavannes, Pierre Puvis de
Chavannes, Pierre Puvis de
Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre
