Prudhon, Pierre Paul

(4/4/1758 Cluny-2/14/1823 Paris) (France)

   Painter. His work influenced both the neo-Classical and Romantic styles. Best known for portraits and allegories, he also depicted nude women in situations suggesting the erotic.

   Reproductions: Phro-sine et Melidore; 1797; engraving; Bentley, 1984: p. 89 / Haught, 1992: p. 90 [B]. Union of love and friendship; Melville, 1973: fig. 13 [B].

   [b]Source: Benezit, vol. 11: pp. 436-439; DoA vol. 25: pp. 669-72; ThB xxvii 1933: p. 431.