Hugues MERLE Romeo and Juliette


Hugues Merle (1822-1881) à Paris, est un peintre français. Il est le père du peintre Georges Merle.

Hugues Merle (1823-1881) was a French painter who mostly depicted sentimental or moral subjects. He has often been compared with William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

Hugues MERLE Ruth in the Fields


Hugues Merle (1822-1881) à Paris, est un peintre français. Il est le père du peintre Georges Merle.

Hugues Merle (1823-1881) was a French painter who mostly depicted sentimental or moral subjects. He has often been compared with William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

Gustave CAILLEBOTTE Les Raboteurs de Parquets 1875


Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) est un peintre français, collectionneur, mécène et organisateur d'expositions impressionnistes. Il lègue sa collection de peintures impressionnistes et de dessins à l'État. 

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was a French painter, member and patron of the artists known as Impressionists, although he painted in a much more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was noted for his early interest in photography as an art form.

Jean-Leon GEROME Mufti Reading in his Prayer Stool


Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) est un peintre et sculpteur français, membre de l'Académie des beaux-arts. Il composa des scènes orientalistes, mythologiques, historiques et religieuses. 

Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits, and other subjects, bringing the academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. He is considered one of the most important painters from this academic period. He was also a teacher with a long list of students.

Jean-Leon GEROME The Negro Master of the Hounds


Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) est un peintre et sculpteur français, membre de l'Académie des beaux-arts. Il composa des scènes orientalistes, mythologiques, historiques et religieuses. 

Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits, and other subjects, bringing the academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. He is considered one of the most important painters from this academic period. He was also a teacher with a long list of students.