Jean Victor Schnetz
Illustration — Portrait of Schnetz in 1867 by Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe Lafosse • Illustration — Charlemagne and Alcuin, painted 1830, at the Louvre Jean-Victor Schnetz (ʒɑ̃viktɔʁ ʃnɛts; 14 April 1787 in Versailles – 15 March 1870 in Paris) was a French academic painter well regarded for his historical and genre paintings.
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Jean Victor Schnetz
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- Born
- 1787 · Versailles.
- Died
- 1870 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France · Switzerland
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Honours
- Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Portrait of Schnetz in 1867 by Jean-Baptiste-Adolphe Lafosse • Illustration — Charlemagne and Alcuin, painted 1830, at the Louvre Jean-Victor Schnetz (ʒɑ̃viktɔʁ ʃnɛts; 14 April 1787 in Versailles – 15 March 1870 in Paris) was a French academic painter well regarded for his historical and genre paintings.
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Jean Victor Schnetz studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Positions recorded include director of the French Academy in Rome. Work by Jean Victor Schnetz is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Musée de l'Histoire de France, Musée du Château de Flers and Hermitage Museum. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome.
Schnetz studied in Paris under Jacques-Louis David. His works can be found at the Louvre Museum and the Petit Palais in Paris, the Château de Versailles in Versailles, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, and the Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco. In 1837 Schnetz was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and he was twice the Director of the French Academy in Rome, from 1841 to 1846 then again in 1853-1866. Schnetz was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1825, and raised to Commander in 1866.
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1787
Jean Victor Schnetz born at Versailles.
1870
Jean Victor Schnetz died at Paris.
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