Pierre-Athanase Chauvin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre-Athanase Chauvin

French painter

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1774

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1832

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Pierre Athanase Chauvin was a French painter active in Italy. Chauvin was a student of the landscape painter Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes.
He began his career at the Paris Salon in 1793 and won the First Class Medal in 1819 with his painting Charles VIII’s entry into Acquapendente.
The painting was commissioned by Louis XVIII of France for the Galerie de Diane at the Palace of Fontainebleau. In 1813, Chauvin settled in Rome and became a member of the Accademia di San Luca.
Chauvin’s views of Italy show the influence of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in their both classical and realist style.
Chauvin knew Ingres and the latter painted portraits of Chauvin and his wife in 1814.Chauvin was elected Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1828. His work was represented in the exhibition An Enchanted Country.
Italy depicted by Artists from Thomas Jones to Corot at the Centro Internazionale d’Arte e di Cultura di Palazzo Te in Mantua, Italy in 2001.



Alternative names	Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres; Dominique Ingres; Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres; Ingres
Description	French painter, politician and violinist
Date of birth/death	29 August 1780	14 January 1867
Location of birth/death	Montauban	Paris
Authority control	: Q23380 VIAF: 76327826 ISNI: 0000 0001 2140 0757 ULAN: 500028037 LCCN: n81047807 NLA: 35222301 WorldCat