	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Dec 3, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home Winter Holidays Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Encyclopedia

Besnard, Paul Albert

Besnard, Paul Albert (pôl älber' bānär') [key], 1849–1934, French painter, studied with Legros and Cabanel and in Italy. He enjoyed many official honors and was the last important academic painter. His Woman Warming Herself (1866) is in the Louvre. He is best known for his many mural decorations in schools and public buildings in Paris.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: European Art, 1600 to the Present: Biographies

Premium Partner Content

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Paul Albert Besnard

A portrait of the master painter of posters: Howard Coutts discusses the newly-discovered watercolour original of a portrait of Jules Cheret, one of the most celebrated poster artists of belle-epoque Paris. (Apollo)

Master playlists; We asked five local bands to make mixes tailored to five classic summer activities. Visit nymag.com/vulture to listen to them yourselves. (New York)

Infoplease Tools