Stevens, Joseph

…Although he was a painter of the so-called Salon school (official exhibition), he is known for his friendship with revolutionary painters of the Paris art world at the time, such as Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, and Degas, and is also considered to be one of the first painters to take an interest in Japonism. His older brother, Joseph Stevens (1819-92), who remained in Belgium, was popular as a painter of animals, especially dogs. [Yuko Takahashi] …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Stevens, Joseph" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…いわゆるサロン(官展)派の画家であるが，ドラクロア，クールベ，マネ，ドガら当時のパリ画壇の革新的な画家たちとの交遊が知られており，ジャポニスムに関心をもった最初の画家の一人ともされる。なお，ベルギーにとどまった兄のヨゼフJoseph Stevens(1819‐92)は動物，ことに犬の画家として人気があった。【高橋 裕子】。…

※「Stevens，Joseph」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報