Puvis de Chavannes

[ py-vee duh sha-van ]

noun

1. Pierre Cé·cile [pye, r, sey-, seel], 1824–98, French painter.

Puvis de Chavannes

/ pyvis də ʃavan /

noun

1. Puvis de ChavannesPierre Cécile18241898MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Pierre Cécile (pjɛr sesil). 1824–98, French mural painter

Example Sentences

Three artists were involved: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and Edwin Austin Abbey decorated the staircase and corridors.

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Puvis de Chavannes was endowed with a valiant and a tenacious spirit.

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It marks the dbut of Puvis de Chavannes in his career as an artist.

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From that moment, Puvis de Chavannes began to command attention.

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For years Delacroix and Puvis de Chavannes, so different in their genius, were hooted and rejected by the juries.

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The frescoes of the Panthon by Puvis de Chavannes are based upon the legend of the saint.

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