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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

68 works

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) was a painter and photographer. Read more

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Pale, muted painting of classical figures in a sacred grove beside a lake, with a columned temple and flying figures above.

The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses

1884-89

Painting of three figures by the sea with a shepherd and goats on a rocky cliff, under a pale blue sky.

The Shepherd's Song

1891

Long horizontal painting of draped allegorical figures gathered in a forest glade with stone ruins at the edges, by Puvis de

The Allegory of the Sorbonne

1889

Pastel-toned mural-style painting of figures in a garden with fruit trees, a stone fountain, arches and a river landscape bey

Inter artes et naturam (Between Art and Nature)

ca. 1890-95

Horizontal painting of nude and draped figures in a rural landscape with a thatched hut, trees, and a pond.

Ludus pro patria (Patriotic Games)

ca. 1883-89

Painting of many sleeping figures on a grassy field under a tree and thatched hut, with a moon over the sea.

Sleep

ca. 1867-70

Reclining nude woman with yellow drapery on a grassy dune, bare trees and a dark sea horizon behind her.

Tamaris

ca. 1886-87

Figures rest in a pastoral landscape by a lake, with children, a bearded elder, and rustic tools in the foreground.

Rest

c. 1863

Nude workers chop logs, forge metal at an anvil and tend a fire beside the sea, with a reclining woman and infant at right.

Work

c. 1863

Painting of a hooded Death figure with a scythe in a meadow as young women in flowing dresses dance and gather flowers.

Death and the Maidens

1872

Laurel-crowned man reading a scroll on a rock as draped figures leap into a blue sea beneath cliffs.

Dramatic Poetry (Aeschylus)

1896

Painting of nude bathers beside a calm river with tall trees and a small boat in the distance.

Summer

1891

Pale painting of a winged figure crowning a standing young man with a lyre on a rocky ledge above the sea.

The Poet

1896

Pastel drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, gathering her long dark hair, against a reddish-brown background with white

Model

1875

Painting of a fisherman standing in a rowboat on a pale shore, with a woman gathering flowers and a child nearby.

The poor fisherman

1881

Three young women by the sea on a sandy shore beside a cliff, one lifting her long hair under a pale pink sky.

Jeunes filles au bord de la mer

1879

Woman in white drapery stands on a sandy dune by the sea under a grey sky, with yellow-flowered shrubs below.

Woman on the Beach

1887

Two women on a flowery hillside by the sea; one combs the long hair of a reclining nude in white drapery.

In the Heather

1896

Painting of a woman in white and green drapery raising a platter beside a kneeling servant, with a red glow in the dark backg

The beheading of John the Baptist. Alternative title(s): La fille d'Hérodiade donnant le signal du supplice de Saint…

1856

Seated bearded man with hands clasped beside a muted landscape with grazing animals and rolling hills.

The Prodigal Son

probably c. 1879

Monochrome sketch of a robed woman raising a torch amid fallen figures, ruined walls and bare trees on snow.

La Croix Rouge

1870

Self-portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and white collar against a dark brown background, painted in 1857.

Autoportrait

1857

Mural study with two ochre arches flanked by grey-blue figures of a standing man and a seated woman in drapery.

Les saisons, esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris

1892

Sepia oval study of a seated nude man reading a book beside a bookshelf, with drapery on the floor and an ink dedication.

L'Etude

1864

Decorative ceiling sketch with a central allegorical scene of figures and angels by an arcade, framed by medallions.

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Hommage de la Ville de Paris à Victor Hugo

1894

Painting of nude figures bathing and resting by a river under willows and poplars, with a rowing boat and distant trees.

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : l'été

1891

Muted painting of figures gathering firewood and sitting by a fire in a snowy landscape of bare trees at dusk.

L'Hiver, esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris

1892

Painting of a haloed girl in white praying in a clearing, with a man, a woman holding a child, and grazing sheep and cattle n

Sainte Geneviève enfant en prière

1877

Portrait d'homme

Painting of a woman in a dark robe raising her arm toward a bird above a snowy Paris riverside with church towers.

Le Pigeon voyageur, allégorie à la défense de Paris (1870-1871)

1871

Woman in a black dress raises an arm toward a balloon above tents and fields at dusk, holding a long sword.

Le Ballon. Allégorie à la défense de Paris (1870-1871)

1870

Seated barefoot man with bare chest and white cloth in a muted field with trees, pigs and a dark pond.

The Prodigal Son

1879

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) was a painter and photographer. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was born in Lyon and died in Paris. The work of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes is associated with Symbolism. Browse 68 works by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes from 17 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata