Saint Petersburg
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Biography: Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was born Moishe Shagal on July 7, 1887, in Liozna, near the city of Vitebsk (now in Belarus), part…
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Inspiration: “La Modiste Sur Les Champs,” by Jean Béraud
Jean Béraud was born in Saint Petersburg. His father (also called Jean) was a sculptor and was likely working on the site…
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Inspiration: “La Mujer del Guante,” by Edouard Agneessens
Edouard Agneessens (24 August 1842, Brussels – 20 August 1885, Uccle) was a Belgian painter born in Brussels. He studied under Jean-François Portaels from 1859 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in…
