Alexandre Cabanel

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Alexandre Cabanel was a French painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. He was Napoleon III's preferred painter and, with Gérôme and Meissonier, was one of "the three most successful artists of the Second Empire."

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A male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander.. Etymology: Borrowed from Alexandre and Alexandre.

The name Alexandre is of French origin, meaning "A male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander.. Etymology: Borrowed from Alexandre and Alexandre.". It is traditionally a male name.

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