biography
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Bonnat, Léon (Joseph Florentin)
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pronunciation:
[bona]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1833–1922)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Bayonne, SW France. He was raised in Spain, studied in Madrid, and became a painter of religious subjects and a highly successful portrait painter. His works include Madame Pasca (1874, Musée d'Orsay, Paris) and portraits of Victor Hugo and many of the presidents of the Third Republic. He also painted murals for the Hôtel de Ville, the Palais de Justice, the Panthéon, and many Parisian churches. The Musée Bonnat in Bayonne houses his collection of drawings. |
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