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]

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

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