Jean-Léon Gérôme

Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor. Today he is mostly known for painting people in historical settings.

  • Phryne before the Areopagus, 1861
    Phryne before the Areopagus, 1861
  • Summer Afternoon on a Lake, ca. 1895
    Summer Afternoon on a Lake, ca. 1895
  • Diogenes (1860), Walters Art Museum
    Diogenes (1860), Walters Art Museum
  • Reception of Le Grand Condé at Versailles (1878)
    Reception of Le Grand Condé at Versailles (1878)
  • On the Desert. The Walters Art Museum
    On the Desert. The Walters Art Museum
  • Harem baths
    Harem baths
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Born(1824-05-11)11 May 1824
Vesoul, Haute-Saône, France
Died10 January 1904(1904-01-10) (aged 79)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationPaul Delaroche, Charles Gleyre
Known forPainting, Sculpture
MovementOrientalism
Jean-Léon Gérôme


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