Author Description

Art of Jean Leon Gerome. Jean-Léeon Gérome was born at Vesoul, Haute-Saône (Born 10 May 1824 - died 10 January 1904 (aged 79) Paris, France).. Immediate Family: Husband of Marie Goupil Father of Jeanne Gérôme; Jean Gérôme; Blanche Valentine Gérôme;. Juliette Madeleine Gérôme and Suzanne Mélanie Gérôme..He studied goldsmithing at his father's hand. Jean-Leon Gerome " went to Paris in 1840 where he studied under Paul Delaroche, whom he accompanied to Italy (1843-44).. Though the exotic, and sometimes scandalous, subject matter of his paintings attracted disapproval, there can be no doubt that Jean-Léon Gérôme was a technical maestro; a master of the spectacular who prided himself on a meticulous attention to picture detail. One of the most famous French painters of his generation, he can be credited with bringing about a transformation in historical painting. He was, however, subject to fierce criticism and controversy (mainly from Realists and Expressionists) who viewed his blending of academic painting with genre painting as falling somewhere between two outmoded schools. Nevertheless, Gérôme, whose pictorial worlds could certainly not be relied upon for historical accuracy, captivated a public that was won over by the skill and theatricality of his art. In his later career Gérôme reinvented himself as a sculptor, but he remains best known for his spectacular historical narratives that were made even more popular through the photographic reproduction of his images." (Courtesy - The Art Story)2021 Reprint