PUVIS DE CHAVANNES, Pierre-Cécile
PUVIS DE CHAVANNES, Pierre-Cécile – Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as „the painter for France“. He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works. Puvis de Chavannes was a prominent painter in the early Third Republic. Émile Zola described his work as „an art made of reason, passion, and will“.
