... was Born on September 30th, 1840 in France. Early on in his life he was trained under Barrias and at the age of 17 he entered into the Eoole des Beaux Arts. Throughout the early part of his career he had painted mostly dramatic and serious subjects like the "Death of Narcissus Around the year of 1867 he had changed his style ... promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honor, for his painting this time. This growing reputation would make him one the most sought after atelier masters at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. This would lead him to being one of the seven most influential artists of his ti...

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... , is the second character introduced. He is an over-achiever and a fraud. Keating is graduating with highest honors in his class and is receiving a scholarship to attend the Ecole des Beaux Arts, a prestigious art school in Paris. Guy Francon, a nationally known architecture that owns "Francon & Heyer" with Lucius Heyer, offers Peter Keating a job. He is charmed by Peter Keating's sociable personality and ... ...

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