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Portrait of sculptor Nicolas Bornier by Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Portrait of sculptor Nicolas Bornier

Pierre Paul Prud'hon · 1788

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DETAILS
Artist
Pierre Paul Prud'hon
Date
1788
Location
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
ART MOVEMENTS
Classicism
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THE ARTIST

Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, a French Neo-classical painter, crafted allegories and portraits, notably for both of Napoleon's wives, and was celebrated for his dramatic chiaroscuro.

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