- Alexandre Bida
F. Alexandre Bida (1813-1895) [http://www.photo.rmn.fr/c/htm/CSearchZ.aspx?Total=12&FP=21584983&E=22S39UWOJA15V&SID=22S39UWOJA15V&New=T&Pic=3] was born in
Toulouse ,Frances in 1813 and was a painter of the Romantic period. He specialized inOrientalism and studied underEugene Delacroix , but with an artist’s eye for precision and perfection, he soon developed his own style. During Bida’s youth, he traveled and worked inEgypt ,Greece ,Turkey ,Lebanon , andPalestine . He became well known for his exhibition shows during the period between 1847 and 1861. He was also an illustrator of theHoly Bible . As a Bible illustrator, Bida’s “Les Saints Evangeles” was published in 1873. In it, the fourgospels were enriched by his twenty-eight etchings.Of Bida's work [http://www.wcg.org/lit/images/ab/index2.htm] , it was said that he brought a truth and genius that made his
Christ reverent, refined, dignified, and strong. He died in Buhl,Germany in the year of 1895 at the age of 82.External links
* ALEXANDRE BIDA (1813 – 1895) BIOGRAPHY ("French") [http://www.cahiers-naturalistes.com/pages/Bida.html]
* ARTCYCLOPEDIA [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bida_alexandre.html]
* RMN PHOTO AGENCY [http://www.photo.rmn.fr/c/htm/home.aspx?FR=T]
* EUROMUSE.NET [http://www.rmn.fr/]
* THE WORLD CHURCH - ALEXANDRE BIDA RELIGIOUS ARTWORK"' [http://www.wcg.org/lit/images/ab/index.htm]
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