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Pierre-Alexandre Wille BIOGRAPHY
1748 - 1821. Known for: Bourgeois genre scenes and soldier-patriotic paintings.
The son of Jean-Georges Wille, the artist began his apprenticeship with Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1761. He continued his studies with Joseph-Marie Vien from 1763. He was admitted to the Académie Royale... Read full biography
The son of Jean-Georges Wille, the artist began his apprenticeship with Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1761. He continued his studies with Joseph-Marie Vien from 1763. He was admitted to the Académie Royale in 1774. Initially, he specialized in bourgeois genre scenes. From 1789, he sided with the... Read full biography
The son of Jean-Georges Wille, the artist began his apprenticeship with Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1761. He continued his studies with Joseph-Marie Vien from 1763. He was admitted to the Académie Royale in 1774. Initially, he specialized in bourgeois genre scenes. From 1789, he sided with the revolution and soon fell into oblivion with his soldier-patriotic paintings.
The son of Jean-Georges Wille, the artist began his apprenticeship with Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1761. He continued his studies with Joseph-Marie Vien from 1763. He was admitted to the Académie Royale in 1774. Initially, he specialized in bourgeois genre scenes. From 1789, he sided with the revolution and soon fell into oblivion with his soldier-patriotic paintings.
The son of Jean-Georges Wille, the artist began his apprenticeship with Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1761. He continued his studies with Joseph-Marie Vien from 1763. He was admitted to the Académie Royale in 1774. Initially, he specialized in bourgeois genre scenes. From 1789, he sided with the revolution and soon fell into oblivion with his soldier-patriotic paintings.
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The son of Jean-Georges Wille, the artist began his apprenticeship with Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1761. He continued his studies with Joseph-Marie Vien from 1763. He was admitted to the Académie Royale in 1774. Initially, he specialized in bourgeois genre scenes. From 1789, he sided with the revolution and soon fell into oblivion with his soldier-patriotic paintings.