Jean Baptiste Vermay (1786–1833) was a French-born Cuban painter, sculptor, caricaturist, educator, musician, and architect. He was the founding director of the

Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, is the oldest and most prestigious fine arts school in Cuba. It is also known as Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "San Alejandro", Academia San Alejandro, or San Alejandro Academy. The school is lo ...

Biography

Jean-Baptiste Vermay was born on 15 October 1786 in

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. In 1797, he moved to Paris to study in the studio of

Jacques-Louis David Jacques-Louis David (; 30 August 1748 – 29 December 1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era. In the 1780s, his cerebral brand of history painting marked a change in ...

. His classmate and friend was

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, the French painter. He also studied in Rome and Florence. In 1908, he won honors for his work ''L'Mort de Marie Stuart'' at the L'Exposition Universelle de 1908, a

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. In 1815, Vermay moved to Cuba. Starting in 1818, Vermay was the founding director of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro. He remained at the school until his death. Vermay painted the interior of the

El Templete El Templete is a monument to the initial mass of San Cristóbal de la Habana celebrated on November 16, 1519. Jean Baptiste Vermay painted the interior of the monument. See also *La Alameda de Paula, Havana The Alameda de Paula is a promena ...

. Vermay in Cuba was appointed ''"Room Painter"'' of the King of Spain,

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. He died on 30 March 1833 in Havana from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vermay, Jean Baptiste 1786 births 1833 deaths People from Tournan-en-Brie Artists from Havana Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro faculty 19th-century French painters