Emile Villa

1836-1900 French

Retratista e caricaturista estilo século XVIII

Emile Villa was born in Montpellier on April 25, 1836. He was one of the great portrait painters of his time, but also a caricaturist and illustrator. Emile Villa also produced genre scenes and animal paintings such as the painting "The heron", which is in Montpellier at the "Musée Fabre". Em 1861, Villa ingressou na Escola de Belas Artes de Paris, onde foi aluno de Charles Gleyre e Auguste Glaize. De 1859 a 1882, expôs no Salon des Artistes Français, onde recebeu distinções, bem como na Exposição Universal de 1889. Seus temas delicados mostram o amor de Villa pela França do século XVIII.