Jean-Léon Gérôme

French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism

1824 CE to 1904 CE

Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) is a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as Academicism.

The range of his oeuvre includes 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, and in addition to being a painter, he is also a teacher with a long list of students.

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