Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1880, after a negative by Étienne Carjat
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a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France".
Born
Pierre-Cécile Puvis 14 December 1824 Lyon, Rhône, France
Died
24 October 1898 (aged 73) Paris, France
Nationality
French
Known for
Painting, drawing
adultbasic
France
Education
Eugène Delacroix, Henri Scheffer, Thomas Couture
era
1800+
Movement
Symbolism
Notable work
Death and the Maiden, The Dream, The Poor Fisherman