Leon Bonnat
French painter, teacher, portraitist & collector
born June 20 1833- died 1922
Director of: Ecole des Beaux-Arts
Professor at: Ecole des Beaux-Arts
Student of: Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
I was fortunate to see the above painting a few years back at the Metropolitan Museum. It is a deeply moving work of art. Bonnat, with a single figure, captures the story of Job
I have only seen this painting in a book and it blew me off my feet! Thanks for posting!
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