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What did Gérôme bring to an artistic climax?

  • Academic painting tradition

  • Impressionistic plein-air painting

  • Surreal dream symbolism

  • Abstract minimalism

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Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French painter and sculptor who is best known for his realistic paintings of historical and Orientalist subjects. Gérôme was a master of the academic painting tradition, and his work brought the tradition to an artistic climax. His paintings are characterized by their detailed realism, their precise rendering of light and shadow, and their accurate depiction of historical costumes and settings.
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