Fernand Cormon

Fernand Cormon
Fernand Cormon
Born
Fernand Anne-Piestre Cormon

24 December 1845
Died20 March 1924(1924-03-20) (aged 78)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationJean-François Portaels in Brussels; Alexandre Cabanel and Eugène Fromentin in Paris
MovementOrientalist

Fernand Cormon (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ kɔʁmɔ̃]; 24 December 1845 – 20 March 1924) was a French painter born in Paris. He became a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Eugène Fromentin, and Jean-François Portaels, and one of the leading historical painters of modern France.[1]