Jean-Victor Schnetz
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Jean-Victor Schnetz (French pronunciation: Versailles – March 15, 1870 in Paris) was a French academic painter well regarded for his historical and genre paintings.
Biography
Schnetz studied in Paris under
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.[1]
See also
- Combat devant l'Hôtel de Ville le 28 juillet 1830
References
- ^ The art journal London, Volume 9. 1870. p. 143. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Jean-Victor Schnetz at Wikimedia Commons