Study of Man's Upturned Head

Alexandre CabanelWW-1873-127471

1873·Black and red chalk on gray laid paper·22.2 × 25.1 cm (8 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1873
Medium: Black and red chalk on gray laid paper
Dimensions: 22.2 × 25.1 cm (8 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Alexandre Cabanel

Artist

Alexandre Cabanel

Painting

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. He was Napoleon III's preferred painter and, with Gérôme and Meissonier, was one of "the three most successful artists of the Second Empire."

Montpellier, France

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