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Félix Ziem (February 26 1821 – November 10 1911) was a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 painter in the style of the Barbizon School
Barbizon school

The Barbizon school of painters is named after the village of Barbizon near Fontainebleau, France, where the artists gathered.The Barbizon painters were part of a movement towards realism in art which arose in the context of the dominant Romanticism of the time....
.

Born Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem in Beaune
Beaune

Beaune is a commune in France in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in the Bourgogne Regions of France....
 in the Côte d'Or département of the Burgundy
Bourgogne

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 région
Region

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 of France, his mother was a native of Burgundy who married a Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
n immigrant. Originally, Ziem planned to be an architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and studied at the School of Architecture in Dijon
Dijon

Dijon is a communes of France in eastern France, the capital of the C?te-d'Or Departments of France and of the Bourgogne Regions of France. Dijon is the historical capital of the provinces of France of Burgundy ....
, and for a time worked as an architect.






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Félix Ziem (February 26 1821 – November 10 1911) was a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 painter in the style of the Barbizon School
Barbizon school

The Barbizon school of painters is named after the village of Barbizon near Fontainebleau, France, where the artists gathered.The Barbizon painters were part of a movement towards realism in art which arose in the context of the dominant Romanticism of the time....
.

Born Félix-Francois Georges Philibert Ziem in Beaune
Beaune

Beaune is a commune in France in eastern France, a sub-prefecture of the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in the Bourgogne Regions of France....
 in the Côte d'Or département of the Burgundy
Bourgogne

Bourgogne is one of the 26 regions of France of France.The region of Bourgogne is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Duke of Burgundy....
 région
Region

Region is a geographical term that is used in various ways among the different branches of geography. In general, a region is a medium-scale area of land or water, smaller than the whole areas of interest , and larger than a specific site A region may be seen as a collection of smaller units or as one part of a larger whole ....
 of France, his mother was a native of Burgundy who married a Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
n immigrant. Originally, Ziem planned to be an architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and studied at the School of Architecture in Dijon
Dijon

Dijon is a communes of France in eastern France, the capital of the C?te-d'Or Departments of France and of the Bourgogne Regions of France. Dijon is the historical capital of the provinces of France of Burgundy ....
, and for a time worked as an architect. Painting developed from a hobby to a career following an 1841 visit to Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 where he fell in love with the city of Venice
Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
, a place that would become the source for many of his works. Apart from Venetian scenes, he also painted many still lifes, portraits and landscapes from a variety of places including Constantinople
Constantinople

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, Martigues
Martigues

Martigues is a Communes of France in the southeastern part of France, to the northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rh?ne Departments of France and lies in the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur Regions of France on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte....
, Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes-sur-Mer

Cagnes-sur-Mer is a commune in France of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France in the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur R?gions of France in southeastern France....
 and his native Burgundy.

Ziem's works were first exhibited in 1849 at the Paris Salon
Paris Salon

The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748?1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the world....
 and remained a regular exhibitor there for many years. Part of the Barbizon school
Barbizon school

The Barbizon school of painters is named after the village of Barbizon near Fontainebleau, France, where the artists gathered.The Barbizon painters were part of a movement towards realism in art which arose in the context of the dominant Romanticism of the time....
, he also traveled extensively throughout Europe and in 1860 moved to Montmartre
Montmartre

Montmartre is a hill which is 130 metres high, giving its name to the surrounding district, in the north of Paris in the 18eme arrondissement, Paris, a part of the Rive Droite....
, the artistic quarter of the city of Paris. Financially successful, he was known to assist struggling young artists.

In 1857, the government of France recognized his contribution to the art world by making him a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

Félix Ziem died 1911 and was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery

P?re Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris, France at , though there are larger cemeteries in the city's suburbs.P?re Lachaise is one of the List of cemeteries in the world....
 in Paris.