Painter John Singer Sargent

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John Singer Sargent

Living place: Florence

Birthday: 12-1-1856

Global rank: #50572

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Who is Painter John Singer Sargent?
American painter, portrait artist, and muralist whose best-known works include "Portrait of Madame X" and "El Jaleo." He is admired for his depiction of Edwardian-era luxury .
The "Portrait of Madame X" has caused so much controversy that it derailed his portraiture career in Paris.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He showed an interest in children in art and often copied drawings he found in The Illustrated London News. He studied under the famous Carolus-Duran and also passed the exams that admitted him to the École des Beaux-Arts.

Family life info

He was born to American expatriate parents Fitzwilliam Sargent, an eye surgeon, and singer Mary. His delivery occurred in Italy because his family was forced to stop there because of a cholera epidemic.

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He admired the works of Michelangelo, Titian, and Tintoretto.

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When was Painter John Singer Sargent born?
John Singer Sargent was born in 12-1-1856, death year is , at the age of 168.
Where is Painter John Singer Sargent's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
John Singer Sargent was born in Florence, of Italy. is a Painter, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. John Singer Sargent's global rank is 50572 and whose rank is 147 in list of famous Painter.
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Events in 1856 and 12-1

Birthday John Singer Sargent (12-1) in history

  • Day 12-1 year 1773: The first public museum in the United States was established in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Day 12-1 year 1896: H. L. Smith took the first X-ray photograph. It was a hand with a bullet in it.
  • Day 12-1 year 1915: The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.
  • Day 12-1 year 1932: Hattie W. Caraway, a democrat from Arkansas became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
  • Day 12-1 year 1964: One month after Zanzibar became independent, the ruling Zanzibar Nationalist Party was overthrown in a violent coup.
  • Day 12-1 year 1991: A divided Congress gave President Bush the go-ahead on the Persian Gulf War.
  • Day 12-1 year 1998: Nineteen European countries signed an agreement banning human cloning.
  • Day 12-1 year 2010: Haiti is dealt a catastrophic blow when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital. It is the region's worst earthquake in 200 years. The number of fatalities were between 46,000 and 85,000 people.
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