Jean Frédéric Bazille (December 6, 1841 – November 28, 1870) was a French Impressionist painter.
His family agreed to let him study painting, but only if he also studied medicine. Bazille began studying medicine in 1859, and moved to Paris in 1862 to continue his studies.
Bazille: Purity, Pose and Painting in the 1860s.
His family agreed to let him study painting, but only if he also studied medicine. Bazille began studying medicine in 1859, and moved to Paris in 1862 to continue his studies.
After failing his medical exam in 1864, he began painting full-time.
His best-known painting is Family Reunion of 1867–1868 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris). Frédéric Bazille joined a Zouave regiment in August 1870, a month after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.
Jean Frédéric Bazille (December 6, 1841 – November 28, 1870) was a French Impressionist painter.
His best-known painting is Family Reunion of 1867–1868 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris). Frédéric Bazille joined a Zouave regiment in August 1870, a month after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War.
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