Artists appear in chronological order of birth, not alphabetical or last published.

Alfred Dehodencq belonged to the orientalism artistic style. He was mainly active during the modern period in the 19th century.

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Equally admired and hated during his lifetime, Courbet paved the way for 20th century painting.

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Part of the realist wave that swept through art in the 19th century, the work of Jean-François Millet had a profound influence on the art of the Impressionists and Van Gogh.

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Charles Jacque is a great French naturalist painter. He is one of the founders of the Barbizon school in which he is recognized as the specialist in sheep and farmyard subjects.

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A French sculptor, during his long career, Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin participated in all the major artistic movements, showing himself to be equally at ease in the romantic movement as in the historical movement.

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A painter of French nationality, born in 1807 in Bordeaux, and died in 1876 in Menton, Narcisse Diaz de la Pena belonged to the Barbizon school of art.

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