Jean-François Raffaëlli
(1850–1924) French painter (1850-1924)
Jean-François Raffaëlli (France, 1850–1924) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jean-François Raffaëlli belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jean-François Raffaëlli was born in Paris and died in Paris. Jean-François Raffaëlli trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Jean-François Raffaëlli studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Wikidata associates Jean-François Raffaëlli with Naturalism and Impressionism. Jean-François Raffaëlli became a member of Ligue de la Patrie Française. The awards include Officer of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The best-known works include ‘In the Smelter’, ‘Georges Clemenceau prononçant un discours dans une réunion électorale’, and ‘La Famille de Jean-le-Boîteux, paysans de Plougasnou’. The catalogue has 43 works by Jean-François Raffaëlli with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1917. Works by Jean-François Raffaëlli are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and Musée d’Orsay. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Impressionism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Emilio Sala Francés, Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Aimé Morot, Raphaël Collin, and Léon Comerre.