Gustave Moreau

Painter

Birthday April 6, 1826

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace France

DEATH DATE Apr 18, 1898 (72)

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About

Symbolist painter best known for 'Oedipus and the Sphinx' and other works featuring mythological and biblical images. He taught such future notables as Henri Matisse and Georges Rouault while a professor at École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Before Fame

He was originally trained by François-Édouard Picot and Théodore Chassériau. His earliest painting was "Pietà" and it was acquired by the Angoulême cathedral.

Trivia

He produced more than 8,000 works of art during his lifetime; many of his paintings can be found in Paris' Musée National Gustave Moreau.

Family Life

He was the son of a Parisian architect named Louis Jean Marie Moreau. He had a relationship with his longtime portrait model Adelaide-Alexandrine Dureux.

Associated With

He was influenced by Edgar Degas.