Art History at Loggia | Exploring the Symbolist Artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait of the Artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

name | Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

lived | 1824-1898

style | Symbolism

paintings | selected works

The Balloon
Death and the Maidens
The Dream
Euterpe
Fantasy
Hope
The Poor Fisherman
The Shepherd's Song
Virgil, Bucolic Poetry
The White Rock
Young Girls at the Seaside

Artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was one of Nineteenth century France's greatest decorative painters, and he specialized in spectacular murals that adorn public buildings. To learn more about Symbolist artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes select one of the links above.

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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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