Paul Chenavard


Paul-Marc-Joseph Chenavard was a French painter.

Life

Entering the École des beaux-arts en 1825, he studied in the studio of Ingres alongside his friend Joseph Guichard, then in the studios of Hersent and Delacroix.
Under the influence of German philosophy and painting, he considered art's aim had to be humanitarian and civilising.
He was buried in the new Cimetière de Loyasse at Lyon.

Works