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Leon Bonnat

Leon Bonnat Interior of the Sistine Chapel oil painting on canvas
Interior of the Sistine Chapel
Painting ID::  11517
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Leon Bonnat Interior of the Sistine Chapel oil painting on canvas



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  Leon Bonnat
  French Academic Painter, 1833-1922,was a French painter. He was born in Bayonne, but from 1846 to 1853 he lived in Madrid, Spain, where his father owned a bookshop. In Madrid he received his artistic training under Madrazo. He later worked in Paris, where he became known as a leading portraitist. His many portraits show the influence of Velazquez and the Spanish realists. He won a medal of honor at Paris in 1869, where he became one of the leading artists of his day. Bonnat went on to become a professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1882. In May 1905 he succeeded Paul Dubois as director. His vivid portrait-painting is his most characteristic work, but his subject pictures, such as the Martyrdom of St Denis in the Pantheon, are also famous. Some of Bonnat's more notable students include: Gustave Caillebotte, Suzor-Cote, Georges Braque,Raoul Dufy, Marius Vasselon, Fred Barnard,
  Interior of the Sistine Chapel
  Portrait of Mme.Edouard Kann ca 1877 1'6'' x 1' 7 3/4''(45.5 x 50 cm)Bequest of Mrs.Edouard Kann,1929

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