Thomas Eakins 1844-1916 American Student of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Léon Bonnat Teacher of Thomas Anshutz Thomas Eakins began his training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in his native Philadelphia before traveling to France, becoming the second American student of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Ecole des Beaux
Jean-Léon Gérôme 1824-1904 French Student of Paul Delaroche, Marc Charles Gleyre Teacher of George Bridgman, Thomas Eakins, Lemuel Wilmarth Jean-Léon Gérôme was equally famous as a painter of narrative themes set in contemporary North Africa and the Middle East, the classical world of imperial Rome, or the more
Paul Delaroche 1797-1856 French Student of Louis Etienne Watelet, Antoine-Jean Gros Teacher of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Gustave Boulanger Paul Delaroche trained first as a landscape painter under Louis Etienne Watelet before entering the studio of Antoine-Jean Gros. Delaroche built a career consisting primarily of exhaustively researched and minutely rendered
Antoine-Jean, Baron Gros 1771-1835 French Student of Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Jacques-Louis David Teacher of Paul Delaroche Antoine-Jean, Baron Gros, took over the responsibilities of running the teaching studio of his master Jacques-Louis David upon David’s departure for exile in Belgium. Gros had already spent years in
Raffaellino del Garbo 1466-1524 Italian Student of Filippino Lippi Teacher of Agnolo Bronzino Raffaellino del Garbo began his training as the student and assistant of one of the most revered painters of his time, Filippino Lippi. Much of Garbo’s stylistic influence comes from Lippi, with borrowed elements including
Agnolo Bronzino 1503-1572 Italian Student of Raffaellino del Garbo, Jacopo Pontormo Teacher of Alessandro Allori Agnolo Bronzino first trained in the studio of Raffaellino del Garbo, where he began to perfect his unsurpassed technical virtuosity. After further study under Jacopo Pontormo, Bronzino began a successful career as court
Jacopo Pontormo 1494-1556 Italian Student of Leonardo Da Vinci, Piero di Cosimo, Mariotto Albertinelli, Andrea del Sarto Teacher of Agnolo Bronzino Jacopo Pontormo, born Jacopo Carrucci and orphaned as a child, took his name from his hometown of Pontormo. Raised by his grandmother until he was 14 and
François Picot 1786-1868 French Student of François Vincent, Jacques-Louis David Teacher of William Bouguereau, Alexandre Cabanel François Picot was a student of François Vincent and Jacques-Louis David, both of whom had been students of Joseph-Marie Vien. As a teacher, Picot operated one of the most popular studios in
Jacques-Louis David 1748-1825 French Student of Joseph-Marie Vien Teacher of Antoine-Jean Gros Jacques-Louis David, as an anti-monarchist who voted for the execution of Louis XVI, played a major role in the events of the French Revolution. His artistic training under Joseph-Marie Vien prepared him for the work that
Joseph-Marie Vien 1716-1809 French Student of Charles Joseph Natoire Teacher of Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Jacques-Louis David, François Vincent Joseph-Marie Vien won the Prix de Rome after three years of study with Charles-Joseph Natoire in Paris. After six years in Italy, Vien returned to Paris, and established his reputation as