What is Jules Joseph Lefebvre?
[[Image:Jules Joseph Lefebvre.jpg|thumb|right|Jules Joseph Lefebvre]] '''Jules Joseph Lefebvre''' ([[Tournan-en-Brie]], 14 March 1836 – [[Paris]], 24 February 1911) was a [[France|French]] figure [[Painting|painter]]. Lefebvre went to the [[École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts]] in 1852. He was a pupil of [[Léon Cogniet]]. He won the prestigious [[Prix de Rome]] in 1861. Between 1855 and 1898, he exhibited 72 portraits in the [[Salon (Paris)|Paris Salon]]. In 1891, he became a member of the French [[Académie des Beaux-Arts]]. He was a teacher at the [[Académie Julian]] in Paris. One of his famous students was the Scottish born landscape painter [[William Hart (painter)|William Hart]]. [[Georges Rochegrosse]], [[Félix Vallotton]], the Americans [[Childe Hassam]], [[John Henry Twachtman]], [[John Noble Barlow]], [[Augustus Kenderdine]], and [[Charles A. Platt]] were also his pupils. He was a professor at the [[&#201;cole des Beaux&#45;Arts]] for a long time. His paintings are usually single figures of beautiful women. Among his best portraits were those of M. L. Reynaud and the Prince Imperial (1874). Among his many decorations were a first-class medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 and the medal of honor in 1886. He was a Commander of the [[L&#233;gion d'honneur|Legion of Honor]] and a member of the [[Institut de France]]. == Gallery == <gallery> Jules Lefebvre.jpg|Jules Lefebvre in his workshop Image:La Vérité, par Jules Joseph Lefebvre.jpg|''La Vérité'' (''Truth'') is a painting done in 1870. It is in the [[Musée d'Orsay]], Paris today. It is among Lefebvre's best known works. Image:Japonaise.jpg|''The Japonaise'' (1882) </gallery> {{DEFAULTSORT:Lefebvre, Jules Joseph}} [[Category:1836 births]] [[Category:1911 deaths]] [[Category:French painters]]