Michel Philibert Genod - Amour and Psyche, 1827

Michel Philibert Genod (20 September 1795,

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- 24 July 1862, Lyon) was a French

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and history painter in the

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Biography

He was born while Lyon was still recovering from the effects of the

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. He studied with

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from 1807 to 1813. He held his first exhibit at the

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in 1819. Some of his works were purchased by

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. King

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is said to have told him, "Not only do you speak to the eyes, but you speak mainly to the heart". He was also awarded a second-class medal. He was sometimes referred to as the "

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of Lyon". In 1839, he was appointed a Professor at the École des beaux-arts de Lyon, a position he held until his death. In 1845, he completed several paintings by his teacher, Revoil, dealing with the history of

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, that Revoil had begun shortly before his death. He was named a Knight in the

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in 1855, after a successful showing at the Exposiiton Universelle.Dossier
@ the Base Léonore. At the Salon of 1857, his depiction of a flood in

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was purchased by

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. He had several students; notably Fleury Chenu.

References

External links

* Léon Boitel, "Genod", in ''Revue du Lyonnais'', Vol.VI, 1853, pgs.230-236
Online
* Doctaur Fraisse, ''Discours prononcé le 26 juillet 1862 sur la tombe de M. Genod''
Online
1795 births 1862 deaths 19th-century French painters French male painters Artists from Lyon 19th-century French male artists 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub