Genod, Michel-Philibert |
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BORN 20 Sep 1795, Lyon - DIED 24 Jul 1862, Lyon GRAVE LOCATION Lyon: Cimetière de Loyasse, 43, rue du Cardinal-Gerlier (Allee 1, on the left ) |
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Michel-Philibert Genod was a student of Pierre Revoil. He painted the portraits of Louis XVIII (1820) and Charles X (1825), both located at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. In 1845 Genod finished Revoil's "Pharamond eleve sur le pavois" (Versailles, Musée national du château). In 1839 he became a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, where Chenu was among his pupils. He held this position until his death in 1862. Related persons • has grave monument designed by Bonnet, Guillaume • painted Charles X, King of France • was teacher of Chenu, Fleury |
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 The grave of Michel-Philibert Genod at the Cimetière de Loyasse, Lyon. Picture by Androom (20 Aug 2001) |
Sources • Hours, Henri, Maryannick Lavigne-Louis, Marie-Madeleine Vallette-D'Osia, Lyon - La Cimetière de Loyasse, Conseil Général du Rhône, Lyon, 1996 |
