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Félix Ziem was born on 26 February 1821 in Beaune and died on 10 November 1911 in Paris. He was a French painter who adopted the style of the Barbizon school, also exhibiting orientalist works. Read the full biography

Félix Ziem was born on 26 February 1821 in Beaune and died on 10 November 1911 in Paris. He was a French painter who adopted the style of the Barbizon school, also exhibiting orientalist works. Ziem initially intended to become an architect and enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, working as an architect for a time. In 1839 he moved to Marseille, where he had the opportunity to learn lessons on painting thanks to Adolphe Monticelli. Ziem's ​​love for painting was consolidated when he visited Venice during a trip to Italy. This city then became a source of inspiration for many of his works. In addition to Venetian landscapes, Ziem painted several still lifes, portraits and other locations, which reflect the fruit of his travels. After a year spent traveling in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt, between 1857 and 1858, Ziem devoted himself to orientalist-themed painting, representing different places such as Constantinople, Egypt, Martigues, Cagnes-sur-Mer and his homeland, Burgundy. Ziem died on November 10, 1911 in Paris.