Gerome was born in Vesoul, France May 11, 1824. The artist's father was a goldsmith. Jean Leon Gerome was enrolled in some of the best schools. He was successful in his studies. While attending... Read full biography
Gerome was born in Vesoul, France May 11, 1824. The artist's father was a goldsmith. Jean Leon Gerome was enrolled in some of the best schools. He was successful in his studies. While attending school at Visual he was exposed to the artistic disciplines of drawing and painting. Although he had a... Read full biography
Gerome was born in Vesoul, France May 11, 1824. The artist's father was a goldsmith. Jean Leon Gerome was enrolled in some of the best schools. He was successful in his studies. While attending school at Visual he was exposed to the artistic disciplines of drawing and painting. Although he had a somewhat broad education, he was strongly influenced by his drawing master Claude Basel Cariage (1798-1875) who, like most academic teachers, was said to be very strict with his curricula. He was a... Read full biography
Gerome was born in Vesoul, France May 11, 1824. The artist's father was a goldsmith. Jean Leon Gerome was enrolled in some of the best schools. He was successful in his studies. While attending school at Visual he was exposed to the artistic disciplines of drawing and painting. Although he had a somewhat broad education, he was strongly influenced by his drawing master Claude Basel Cariage (1798-1875) who, like most academic teachers, was said to be very strict with his curricula. He was a student of Ingres (1780-1867). At the age of sixteen Gerome set out for Paris. His intent was to study with Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) as Gerome was well versed in the principals of drawing and painting and was familiar with the typical academic studio... Read full biography
Gerome was born in Vesoul, France May 11, 1824. The artist's father was a goldsmith. Jean Leon Gerome was enrolled in some of the best schools. He was successful in his studies. While attending school at Visual he was exposed to the artistic disciplines of drawing and painting. Although he had a somewhat broad education, he was strongly influenced by his drawing master Claude Basel Cariage (1798-1875) who, like most academic teachers, was said to be very strict with his curricula. He was a student of Ingres (1780-1867). At the age of sixteen Gerome set out for Paris. His intent was to study with Paul Delaroche (1797-1856) as Gerome was well versed in the principals of drawing and painting and was familiar with the typical academic studio disciplines. His transition to the new environment did not vary greatly from that of his previous training. Delaroche was know... Read full biography
Jean-Leon Gerome - Artist Info
About Jean-Leon Gerome: Books
Books & Publications (3)
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Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art
2009
Harris, Adam Duncan
262 pages (color)
The MFA Handbook: A Guide to the Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2009
Rogers, Malcolm (Introduction) and Gilian Shallcross,(Entores
400 pages (color)
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