Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Born in Cluny, France, in 1758, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon began his artistic journey with training in the French provinces. After marrying Jeanne Pennet in 1778 and having six children, he ventured to Italy at age twenty-six to further his education. Upon returning to Paris, he became an ardent supporter of the Revolution, producing mythological and republican allegories that were engraved and published by his friend Jacques-Louis Copia. During this tumultuous period, he also pai…