SettingsFrench artists' models
Agnès Sorel
Agnès Sorel, known by the sobriquet Dame de beauté, was a favourite mistress of King Charles VII of France, for whom she bore three daughters.
Agnès Sorel, known by the sobriquet Dame de beauté, was a favourite mistress of King Charles VII of France, for whom she bore three daughters.
Alice Hoschedé
Alice Raingo Hoschedé Monet (died 1911) was the wife of department store magnate and art collector Ernest Hoschedé and later of the Impressionist painter Claude Monet.
Alice Raingo Hoschedé Monet (died 1911) was the wife of department store magnate and art collector Ernest Hoschedé and later of the Impressionist painter Claude Monet.
Alice Prin
Alice Ernestine Prin (2 October 1901 – 29 April 1953), nicknamed Queen of Montparnasse, and often known as Kiki de Montparnasse, was a French artist model, nightclub singer, ...
Alice Ernestine Prin (2 October 1901 – 29 April 1953), nicknamed Queen of Montparnasse, and often known as Kiki de Montparnasse, was a French artist model, nightclub singer, ...
Anna de Noailles
Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (15 November 1876 – 30 April 1933), was a Romanian-French writer.
Anna, Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles (15 November 1876 – 30 April 1933), was a Romanian-French writer.
Apollonie Sabatier
Apollonie Sabatier was a French courtesan, artists' muse and bohémienne in 1850s Paris.
Apollonie Sabatier was a French courtesan, artists' muse and bohémienne in 1850s Paris.
Berthe de Courrière
Berthe de Courrière (June 1852, Lille – 14 June 1916, Paris) was a French artists' model and demimondaine.
Berthe de Courrière (June 1852, Lille – 14 June 1916, Paris) was a French artists' model and demimondaine.
Camille Claudel
Camille Claudel (8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor and graphic artist.
Camille Claudel (8 December 1864 – 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor and graphic artist.
Camille Doncieux
Camille Doncieux was still in her teens when Monet met her around 1865.
Camille Doncieux was still in her teens when Monet met her around 1865.
Catherine Hessling
Catherine Hessling (born Andrée Madeleine Heuschling, 22 June 1900, Moronvilliers, Marne – 28 September 1979, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines) was a French actress and the first wife ...
Catherine Hessling (born Andrée Madeleine Heuschling, 22 June 1900, Moronvilliers, Marne – 28 September 1979, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Yvelines) was a French actress and the first wife ...
Dina Vierny
Dina Vierny (January 25, 1919 – January 20, 2009) was an art dealer, collector and museum director and former artists' model.
Dina Vierny (January 25, 1919 – January 20, 2009) was an art dealer, collector and museum director and former artists' model.
Dora Maar
Dora Maar was a French photographer, poet and painter of Croatian descent, best known for being a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso.
Dora Maar was a French photographer, poet and painter of Croatian descent, best known for being a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso.
Fernande Olivier
Fernande Olivier was a French artist and model known primarily for having been the model of painter Pablo Picasso, and for her written accounts of her relationship with him.
Fernande Olivier was a French artist and model known primarily for having been the model of painter Pablo Picasso, and for her written accounts of her relationship with him.
Geneviève Laporte
Genevieve Laporte (born 1926) is a French philanthropist, documentary filmmaker, former artists' model, poet and author of sixteen books.
Genevieve Laporte (born 1926) is a French philanthropist, documentary filmmaker, former artists' model, poet and author of sixteen books.
Hermine David
Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French painter and the wife of Jules Pascin.
Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French painter and the wife of Jules Pascin.
Jacqueline Roque
Jacqueline Roque (February 24, 1927 – October 15, 1986) was the second wife of Pablo Picasso and his frequent model.
Jacqueline Roque (February 24, 1927 – October 15, 1986) was the second wife of Pablo Picasso and his frequent model.
Jane Avril
Jane Avril (1868–1943) was a French can-can dancer made famous by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec through his paintings.
Jane Avril (1868–1943) was a French can-can dancer made famous by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec through his paintings.
Jeanne Hébuterne
Jeanne Hébuterne (April 6, 1898 – January 25, 1920) was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani.
Jeanne Hébuterne (April 6, 1898 – January 25, 1920) was a French artist, best known as the frequent subject and common-law wife of the artist Amedeo Modigliani.
La Goulue
Louise Weber (13 July 1866, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine – 30 January 1929) was a French can-can dancer who performed under the stage name of La Goulue ("the glutton").
Louise Weber (13 July 1866, Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine – 30 January 1929) was a French can-can dancer who performed under the stage name of La Goulue ("the glutton").
Marcelle Lender
Marcelle Lender (1862-1926) was a French singer, dancer and entertainer made famous in paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Marcelle Lender (1862-1926) was a French singer, dancer and entertainer made famous in paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Marie van Goethem
Marie Genevieve van Goethem (or Goetham; 7 June 1865 – ?) was a French ballerina of Belgian descent, and the model for Edgar Degas' statue "Little Dancer of Fourteen Years".
Marie Genevieve van Goethem (or Goetham; 7 June 1865 – ?) was a French ballerina of Belgian descent, and the model for Edgar Degas' statue "Little Dancer of Fourteen Years".
Marie-Clotilde-Inès de Foucauld
Madame Moitessier is the title of a portrait of Marie-Clotilde-Inès Moitessier (née de Foucauld) begun in 1844 and completed in 1856 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
Madame Moitessier is the title of a portrait of Marie-Clotilde-Inès Moitessier (née de Foucauld) begun in 1844 and completed in 1856 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
Marie-Louise O'Murphy
Marie-Louise O'Murphy de Boisfaily (Rouen, 21 October 1737Paris, 11 December 1814) was one of the younger mistresses of King Louis XV of France.
Marie-Louise O'Murphy de Boisfaily (Rouen, 21 October 1737Paris, 11 December 1814) was one of the younger mistresses of King Louis XV of France.
Marie-Thérèse Walter
Marie-Thérèse Walter was the French mistress and model of Pablo Picasso from 1927 to about 1935, and the mother of his daughter, Maya Widmaier-Picasso.
Marie-Thérèse Walter was the French mistress and model of Pablo Picasso from 1927 to about 1935, and the mother of his daughter, Maya Widmaier-Picasso.
Nusch Éluard
Nusch Éluard (born Maria Benz; June 21, 1906 – November 28, 1946) was a French performer, model and surrealist artist, best known as the second wife of Paul Éluard.
Nusch Éluard (born Maria Benz; June 21, 1906 – November 28, 1946) was a French performer, model and surrealist artist, best known as the second wife of Paul Éluard.
Olympe Pélissier
Olympe Pélissier was a French artists' model and the second wife of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini.
Olympe Pélissier was a French artists' model and the second wife of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini.
Sophie Arnould
Sophie Arnould was a French operatic soprano.
Sophie Arnould was a French operatic soprano.
Suzanne Hoschedé
Suzanne Hoschedé was the eldest daughter of Alice Hoschedé and Ernest Hoschedé, the stepdaughter and favorite model of French impressionist painter Claude Monet, and wife of American impressioni...
Suzanne Hoschedé was the eldest daughter of Alice Hoschedé and Ernest Hoschedé, the stepdaughter and favorite model of French impressionist painter Claude Monet, and wife of American impressioni...
Suzanne Manet
Suzanne Manet, born Suzanne Leenhoff (30 October 1829 in Delft - 8 March 1906 in Paris) was a Dutch-born pianist and the wife of the painter Édouard Manet, for whom she frequently modeled.
Suzanne Manet, born Suzanne Leenhoff (30 October 1829 in Delft - 8 March 1906 in Paris) was a Dutch-born pianist and the wife of the painter Édouard Manet, for whom she frequently modeled.
Suzanne Valadon
Suzanne Valadon (23 September 1865 – 7 April 1938) was a French painter born Marie-Clémentine Valadon at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France.
Suzanne Valadon (23 September 1865 – 7 April 1938) was a French painter born Marie-Clémentine Valadon at Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, France.