Jules Monge (25 December 18551 July 1934) was a French painter.

Biography

He was a pupil of

Alexandre Cabanel Alexandre Cabanel (; 28 September 1823 – 23 January 1889) was a French Painting, painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the Academic art, academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. He was Napoleon ...

Édouard Detaille Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille (; 5 October 1848 – 23 December 1912) was a French academic painter and military artist noted for his precision and realistic detail. He was regarded as the "semi-official artist of the French army". Biogra ...

and . He exhibited in Paris at the

Salon des artistes français The Salon (), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art event in the Western world. At the ...

from 1881 to 1933 and achieved many successes. He also exhibited in provincial towns. He produced numerous portraits and military scenes. During the

interwar period In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period, also known as the interbellum (), lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II ( ...

he visited Republican China and painted its scenes of everyday life.

Gallery

File:1916 Vive la Roumanie- Jules Monge.jpg, ''Vive la Roumanie'', 1916 File:Le turco Ben-Kadour à Lorcy.jpg, ''Le Turco Ben-Kadour à Lorcy'', before 1911 File:Monge Jules - L'Ancêtre.jpg, ''L'Ancêtre'', Army Museum, 1921 File:Portrait of Madame Dan Pao-Tchao by Jules Monge.jpg, Portrait of Madame Dan Pao-Tchao, 1920s

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Monge, Jules 1855 births 1934 deaths 19th-century French painters 20th-century French painters 19th-century French war artists 20th-century war artists French portrait painters French war artists