埃米尔·维拉

1836-1900 French

十八世纪风肖像与讽刺画家

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". 1861年，维拉进入巴黎高等美术学院，师从夏尔·格莱尔和奥古斯特·格莱兹。从1859年到1882年，他在法国艺术家沙龙展出作品并获得荣誉，同时也参加了1889年的世界博览会。他细腻的题材展现了维拉对18世纪法国的热爱。