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Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard

Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard (1838 - 1921) was active/lived in France.  Marie Francois Firmin Girard is known for Orientalist, religious and history painting.

Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard (1838 - 1921)

Marie-François Firmin-Girard was born on 29 May 1838 in the village of Poncin, a hamlet in the Ain region of France adjacent to the Swiss border. The landscape is comprised of a surprising variety of terrains from flat marshlands to rich agricultural plains to the Jura mountains. By age sixteen, the ambitious young artist had left his hometown to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts* in Paris. Initially he sought out the guidance of Charles Gleyre, the Swiss painter, who offered a traditional visual arts curriculum in an independent studio setting. Later, Firmin-Girard would study with Jean-Léon Gérôme, the academic master of Orientalism* and anecdotal history paintings.

The late 1850s were exciting years to be an art student in Paris; the Second Empire had established a modicum of political stability, and the arts community was full of conversation about new ideas. The Barbizon* painters had at last been recognized for their pione   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7065 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard

   Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard  Born:  1838 - Poncin, France
Died:   1921 - Montlucon, France
Known for:  Orientalist, religious and history painting
Name variants:  Firmin Marie Francois Girard

Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard (1838 - 1921)

Marie-François Firmin-Girard was born on 29 May 1838 in the village of Poncin, a hamlet in the Ain region of France adjacent to the Swiss border. The landscape is comprised of a surprising variety of terrains from flat marshlands to rich agricultural plains to the Jura mountains. By age sixteen, the ambitious young artist had left his hometown to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts* in Paris. Initially he sought out the guidance of Charles Gleyre, the Swiss painter, who offered a traditional visual arts curriculum in an independent studio setting. Later, Firmin-Girard would study with Jean-Léon Gérôme, the academic master of Orientalism* and anecdotal history paintings.

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