Michel, Emile, 1828-1909

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Name (Latin)
Michel, Emile, 1828-1909
Other forms of name
Michel, François Emile, 1828-1909
Date of birth
1828-07-19
Date of death
1909-05-23
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 72174762
Wikidata: Q3083757
Library of congress: n 82236333
Sources of Information
  • His Rembrandt--his life, his work, and his time, 1903:t.p. (Emile Michel, member of thee Institute of France)
  • LC manual cat.(hdg.: Michel, Emile, 1828-1909; variant: François Emile Michel)
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Wikipedia description:

François Émile Michel (19 July 1828 – 23 May 1909) was a French painter, art critic and art historian. Born in Metz, Michel became a student of Auguste Migette and Laurent-Charles Maréchal, the stained glass painter, and began to exhibit in 1853. Among Michel's masterpieces are Une Gardense d'Oies (1853) and Unit d'ete (1872). He wrote for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts and other periodicals. His most famous book is on the life and works of Rembrandt. His other books include Les Brueghel and Paul Potter. He was elected a member of the Institut de France in 1892. He died in Paris.

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