| − | '''Fernand Anne Piestre Cormon''' (1845–1924) was a [[French]] [[painter]] and a Beaux Arts teacher. He was teacher of [[Vincent van Gogh]] (1853–1890), [[Henri Toulouse-Lautrec|Henri de Toulouse Lautrec]] (1864-1901), [[Henri Matisse]] (1869-1954), and Henry Sene (1889-1961) among others. Cormon was awarded as member of the Legion d'Honneur in 1881. He became one of the leading [[Historical Painting|historical painters]] of modern France. Some of his [[masterpiece]]s are: ''The Murder in the Seraglio (1868), The Harem, (1877), The Death of Ravara, Queen of Lanka, Cain flying before Jehovah's Curse'' and in grisaille a series of Panels: ''Birth, Death, Marriage, War'', and a large painting ''A Chief's Funeral''. | + | '''Fernand Anne Piestre Cormon''' (1845–1924) was a [[French]] [[painter]] and a Beaux Arts teacher. He was teacher of [[Vincent van Gogh]] (1853–1890), [[Henri Toulouse-Lautrec|Henri de Toulouse Lautrec]] (1864-1901), [[Henri Matisse]] (1869-1954), and Henry Sene (1889-1961) among others. Cormon was awarded as member of the Légion d'honneur in 1881. He became one of the leading [[Historical Painting|historical painters]] of modern France. Some of his [[masterpiece]]s are: ''The Murder in the Seraglio (1868), The Harem, (1877), The Death of Ravara, Queen of Lanka, Cain flying before Jehovah's Curse'' and in grisaille a series of Panels: ''Birth, Death, Marriage, War'', and a large painting ''A Chief's Funeral''. |