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Alexandre Cabanel
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French painter (1823–1889)
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Alexandre Cabanel was a French painter and university teacher associated with the academic art movement. Born in Montpellier in 1823 and dying in Paris in 1889, he studied under François-Édouard Picot and was educated at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the French Academy in Rome. He worked in Paris and taught at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. His professional output included history painting, nudes, portraits, and genre painting.
Cabanel received several awards, including the Prix de Rome, the Order of Saint Michael, and the Commander of the Legion of Honour. His notable works include *The Birth of Venus* and *Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners*. He had students such as Pierre Auguste Cot, Raphaël Collin, Fernand Cormon, and Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic. His works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Nationalmuseum, the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1823-09-28 ) 28 September 1823, Montpellier , France
- Died
- 23 January 1889 (1889-01-23) (aged 65), Paris, France
- Education
- François-Édouard Picot
- Known for
- Painting
- Notable work
- Birth of Venus , The Fallen Angel
- Movement
- Academicism
- Awards
- Prix de Rome
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexandre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Montpellier
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- French Academy in Rome
- Employer
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners
- Student of
- François-Édouard Picot
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- genre painting
- Image
- Self Portrait (Alexandre Cabanel).jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Alexandre Cabanel
- date of birth
- 1823-09-28
- date of death
- 1889-01-23
- Commons Creator page
- Alexandre Cabanel
- Commons gallery
- Alexandre Cabanel
- name in native language
- Alexandre Cabanel
- has works in the collection
- Van Gogh Museum
- member of
- Académie des beaux-arts
- start of work period
- 1840-01-01
- end of work period
- 1874-01-01
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Alexandre Cabanel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandre Cabanel ( French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ(ə) kabanɛl]; 28 September 1823 – 23 January 1889) was a French painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. He was Napoleon III's preferred painter and, with Gérôme and Meissonier, was one of "the three most successful artists of the Second Empire."
Career
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