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Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904)

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Name
Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904)
Nationality
French
Biography
Jean Leon Gerome (b. 1824 d.1904) was a French painter and sculptor. He was one of the most prominent late 19th century academic artists in France. In his early years he studied under Paul Delaroche. HIs first major success came after winning third place at the Paris Salon of 1847 with his painting The Cock Fight. Gerome went on to gain huge success in his historical and mythological compositions. He then spent the last 25 years of his life focusing on sculpture.
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Assets (178 in total)

The Prayer, 1865 (oil on panel)
Pollice Verso (Thumbs Down), 1872 (oil on canvas)
Phryne before the areopagus, 1861 (oil on canvas)
The Christian Martyr's Last Prayer, 1863-83 (oil on canvas)
Diogenes, 1860 (oil on linen)
Pygmalion and Galatea, 19th century (oil on canvas)
The Snake Charmer, c.1879 (oil on canvas)
The Death of Caesar, 1867 (oil on canvas)
Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant (Hail Caesar! We Who Are about to Die Salute You), 1859 (oil on canvas)
A Street in Cairo (oil on canvas)
Pool in a Harem, c.1876 (oil on canvas)
Jerusalem (Golgotha, Consummatum Est, Crucifixion) 1867 (oil on canvas)
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