Eugène-Ferdinand Buttura
Eugène-Ferdinand Buttura (1812–1852) was a French historical landscapist. Life The son of the poet Antonio Buttura, he was born in Paris in 1812. He began his studies in the atelier of Bertin, from which he went to that of Paul Delaroche. He won the Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ... for landscape in 1837 with his picture of ''Apollo inventing the seven-stringed Lyre''. On his return from Rome in 1842, he exhibited ''The Ravine'', and in 1848, ''Daphne and Chloe at the Fountain of the Nymphs'', for each of which he was rewarded with a gold medal. Other notable works included ''Nausicaa and Ulysses'', ''Saint Jerome in the Desert'', and A View of Tivoli''. He also produced some small pictures, in the style of the realistic school, such as ''Campo ...
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