| Jules Joseph Lefebvre |
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| lefebvre, jules joseph | |
| 1836 births | |
| 1911 deaths | |
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His paintings are usually single figures of beautiful women. He created a great sensation with his "Reclining Woman" (1868). Now in the Luxembourg, "Truth" (1870), a nude woman holding aloft a mirror, is probably his best-known work. His other works include the "Grasshopper" (1872, St. Louis Museum); "Mignon" and "Graziella" (1878), both in the Metropolitan Museum , New York; "Slave Carrying Fruit" (1874, Ghent Museum); "Yvonne" (1876, Luxembourg); "Diana Surprised" (1879, École Des Beaux-Arts ); "La Fiametta" (1881), from Boccaccio ; "Psyche" (1883); ""Lady Godiva" (1890); "A Daughter of Eve" (1892). Among his best portraits were those of M. L. Reynaud and the Prince Imperial (1874). Among his many decorations were a first-class medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 and the medal of honor in 1886 . He was a Commander of the Legion Of Honor and a member of the Institute . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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