Alexandre Bida

Alexandre Bida
Alexandre Bida, ca 1855
Born	1813 Toulouse, France
Died	1895 Buhl, Germany
Known for	Painting

F. Alexandre Bida (1813–1895) was born in Toulouse, France in 1813 and was a painter of the Romantic period.^[1]

Life

He specialized in Orientalism and studied under Eugène Delacroix, but with an artist's eye for precision and perfection, he soon developed his own style. During Bida's youth, he traveled and worked in Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, and Palestine. He became well known for his exhibition shows during the period between 1847 and 1861. He was also an illustrator of the Holy Bible. As a Bible illustrator, Bida's Les Saints Evangeles was published in 1873. In it, the four gospels were enriched by his twenty-eight etchings.

Of Bida's work, it was said that he brought a truth and genius that made his Christ reverent, refined, dignified, and strong. He died in Buhl, Germany in 1895 at the age of 82.^[2]

Gallery

And Jesus Said: This Day is Salvation Come to This House, crayon paper, 62.8 × 48 cm, crayon on paper. Walters Art Museum.
At the Fountain, 19th century, ink with scraping on cream, 22.7 x 25.2 cm. Walters Art Museum.

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 32777767 LCCN: nr97000699 ISNI: 0000 0001 1024 1949 SUDOC: 03378986X BNF: cb12461704x (data) ULAN: 500030072 RKD: 8091

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