Rodolphe Julian

Rodolphe Julian
Born 13 June 1839
Lapalud, France
Died 2 February 1907
Nationality French
Education Léon Cogniet, Alexandre Cabanel
École des Beaux-Arts
Known for Painting - Etching - Education
Awards Légion d'Honneur

Pierre Louis Rodolphe Julian (13 June 1839 - 2 February 1907) born in Lapalud southeastern France was a French painter, etcher and professor, founder and director of the Académie Julian in Paris.[1] The writer André Corthis (1882–1952), winner of the 1906 edition of the Prix Femina was his niece.

Biography

Julian worked as an employee in a bookstore in Marseille. He was interested in sports, particularly wrestling. Julian went to Paris, where he became a student of Léon Cogniet and Alexandre Cabanel, professor at the École des Beaux-Arts, without being enrolled there.[2]

In 1863 he exhibited for the first time in the salons.[3]

He married the painter Amélie Beaury-Saurel in 1895.

The challenges that he faced when in Paris led him to found in 1868, a private art academy, the Académie Julian, who also offered training to foreign artists and women who had little access to the official academy . The purpose was to prepare students for entry to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.[4]
Rodolphe Julian was described by the Anglo-Irish novelist and critic George Moore as "a kind of Hercules, dark-haired, strong, with broad shoulders, short legs, a soft voice and all the charm of the Midi".[5]

Collections

Award

For his services to the arts, Rodolphe Julian Legion of Honour en 1881.

Bibliography

See also

Académie Julian

References

  1. ↑ Benezit Dictionary of Artists
  2. ↑ Agorha.inha.fr, Dictionnaire élèves des Beaux arts
  3. ↑ (fr)Rodolphe Julian, Gallica.Bnf, French archives
  4. ↑ Fehrer, Catherine. "Women at the Academie Julian in Paris."Burlington Magazine Nov 1994:752-757. Web. 14 Apr 2010.
  5. ↑ The New York Times, John Russel: "An Art School That Also Taught Life", March 19, 1989
  6. ↑ FAMSF.org
  7. ↑ British museum, Drawings
  8. ↑ Worldcat
  9. ↑ Worldcat
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