Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French painter
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Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
- Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter best known for his mural painting, who came to be known as 'the painter for France'.
- He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin.
- Puvis de Chavannes was a prominent painter in the early Third Republic.
- Émile Zola described his work as "an art made of reason, passion, and will".
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