Fernand Cormon | |
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Born | Fernand Anne-Piestre Cormon 24 December 1845 |
Died | 20 March 1924 Paris, France | (aged 78)
Nationality | French |
Education | Jean-François Portaels in Brussels; Alexandre Cabanel and Eugène Fromentin in Paris |
Movement | Orientalist |
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]