Alexandre Cabanel Paintings

Alexandre Cabanel was a French painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. According to Diccionario Enciclopedico Salvat, Cabanel is the best representative of the L'art pompier and Napoleon III's preferred painter.

Born: September 28, 1823, Montpellier, France
Died: January 23, 1889, Paris, France
On view: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
Period: Academic art
Nationality: French
Known for: Painting
Education: National School of Fine Arts