François Vincent Mathieu Latil (born 2 February 1796 in
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...
- deceased on 4 March 1890 in
Saint-Girons), was a French painter.
Biography
In 1818 he joined the
École des Beaux-Arts
; ) refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The term is associated with the Beaux-Arts architecture, Beaux-Arts style in architecture and city planning that thrived in France and other countries during the late nineteenth centu ...
. He then went on to study in
Paris
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, with teachers such as
Antoine-Jean Gros 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
Painters from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
19th-century French painters
French male painters
Pupils of Antoine-Jean Gros
19th-century French male artists
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