François Vincent Mathieu Latil (born 2 February 1796 in
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...
- deceased on 4 March 1890 in
Saint-Girons), was a French painter.
Biography
In 1818 he joined the
École des Beaux-Arts. He then went on to study in
Paris, with teachers such as
Antoine-Jean Gros
Antoine-Jean Gros (; 16 March 177125 June 1835) was a French painter of historical subjects. He was given title of Baron Gros in 1824.
Gros studied under Jacques-Louis David in Paris and began an independent artistic career during the French R ...
and
Paulin Guérin.
He received a second-class medal from the Salon in 1827 (for ''Jésus guérit un possédé''), and a first-class medal in 1841 (for ''Episode de l'Histoire des naufrages'').
He is perhaps best known for his historical and religious portraits.
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Biography
1796 births
1890 deaths
Artists from Aix-en-Provence
19th-century French painters
French male painters
Pupils of Antoine-Jean Gros
19th-century French male artists
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