The Allegory of the Sorbonne

Pierre Cecile Puvis De ChavannesWW-1889-395216

1889·Oil on canvas·32 5/8 x 180 1/4 in. (82.9 x 457.8 cm)

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Catalogue

Year: 1889
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 32 5/8 x 180 1/4 in. (82.9 x 457.8 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Pierre Cecile Puvis De Chavannes

Artist

Pierre Cecile Puvis De Chavannes

Painting

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter 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, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works. 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".

Italy

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