The Carpet Merchant Jean Leon Gerome

His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was arguably the world s most famous living artist by 1880.

The carpet merchant jean leon gerome.

He is considered one of the most important painters from this academic period. Oil on canvas 31 7 8 x 22 in. Jean léon gérôme s the carpet merchant 1887 in july of 1798 napoleon marched into egypt and defeated the turks at the battle of the pyramids weakening past breaking point the waning ottoman empire. 10 1904 paris painter.

Minneapolis united states schooled at the ecole des beaux arts and honored by the french salon jean léon gérôme was a prolific and popular artist. Like delacroix he traveled extensively in north. The carpet merchant of cairo 1869. A collection of 231 paintings hd description.

Brooklyn museum gift of joseph gluck 74 208 photo. Jean léon gérôme born may 11 1824 vesoul france died jan. The carpet merchant was created in 1887 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style. Like delacroix he traveled extensively in north africa and the middle east.

Jean léon gérôme was a french painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. The carpet merchant by jean léon gérôme leading the revival of realism in the visual arts the art renewal center arc a 501 c 3 non profit educational foundation hosts the largest online museum dedicated to realist art only and includes works by the old masters 19th century and contemporary realists as well as articles letters and other online resources. The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885. 81 x 55 9 cm.

Jean léon gérôme french 1824 1904. He was also a teacher with a long list of. Schooled at the ecole des beaux arts and honored by the french salon jean léon gérôme was a prolific and popular artist.