French Painters

Inspiration: “Mahana No Atua,” by Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848, in Paris, France, into a life that seemed destined for the conventional. Early…

Biography: Luigi Loir
Luigi Aloys-François-Joseph Loir was born on December 22, 1845, in Goritz, part of the Austrian Empire at the time. Although Austrian…

Biography: Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur was born on March 16, 1822, in Bordeaux, France, during a time when few women had the freedom to…


