1. Nicolas-Antoine Taunay was a French painter known best for his landscapes with scenes from ancient and modern history, mythology, and religion.
12 Facts About Nicolas-Antoine Taunay
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Nicolas Antoine Taunay was born in Paris, France, in 1755.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of fifteen and became a pupil of Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay later studied in the studios of Nicolas-Guy Brenet and Francesco Giuseppe Casanova.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay first exhibited his work at the Jeunesse and Salon de la Correspondance.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay was now able to exhibit at official shows.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay obtained a three-year scholarship to study at the French Academy in Rome in the Palazzo Mancini.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay married Josephine Rondel soon after his return.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay lived with his family in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, during the Reign of Terror.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay returned to Paris in 1796 and joined the newly formed Institut de France.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay had brought a group of artists to Brazil, arriving in Rio de Janeiro on 25 March 1816.
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Nicolas-Antoine Taunay became a member of the Royal School of Sciences, Arts and Trades, later to become the Imperial Academy of Beaux-Arts, as professor of landscape painting.