埃米爾·維拉

1836-1900 French

十八世紀風肖像與諷刺畫家

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，維拉進入巴黎高等美術學院，師從夏爾·格萊爾和奧古斯特·格萊茲。從1859年到1882年，他在法國藝術家沙龍展出作品並獲得榮譽，同時也參加了1889年的世界博覽會。他細膩的題材展現了維拉對18世紀法國的熱愛。