Leo Herrmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 2, 1853 |
| Died | 1927 (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | French |
| Movement | Anti-clerical art |
Leo Herrmann (2 July 1853 – 1927) was a French anti-clerical painter.
Herrmann was educated at the École des Beaux-Arts,[1] and learned under the tutelage Ernest Meissonier.[2] He entered the Parisian art scene in 1875 at the Paris Salon.[1] Herrmann occasionally painted dandies or soldiers,[3] but became a successful artist by creating works that depict cardinals wearing red cassocks in comical scenarios.[4]
Some of his paintings have clerics feeding swans; others have cardinals themselves painting. Another has a cardinal drinking wine through a long straw.[3]
- ^ a b Singer, Isidore; Haneman, Frederick T. (1906). "Herrmann, Leo". Jewish Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Macmillan's Magazine". Vol. 50. New York. 1884. p. 95 – via Google Books.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ a b Zafran, Eric M. (1992). Cavaliers and Cardinals. Cincinnati: Taft Museum. p. 54. ISBN 0-915577-23-2.
- ^ "Leo Herrmann". Haynes Fine Art. Haynes Fine Art of Broadway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.