Jean Baptiste Vermay
French-born Cuban artist and educator
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Jean-Baptiste Vermay (1786–1833) was a French-born Cuban painter, sculptor, caricaturist, educator, musician, and architect.[1] He was the founding director of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro.[2]
Jean Baptiste Vermay | |
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Eliab Metcalf, Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Vermay, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana | |
| Born | 15 October 1786 Tournan-en-Brie, Île-de-France, France |
| Died | 30 March 1833 (aged 46) Havana, Cuba |
| Other name | Jean-Baptiste Vermay |
| Occupations | Painter, sculptor, caricaturist, educator, musician, architect |
Biography
Jean-Baptiste Vermay was born on 15 October 1786 in Tournan-en-Brie, Île-de-France.[3][4] In 1797, he moved to Paris to study in the studio of Jacques-Louis David.[5] His classmate and friend was Joseph Leclerc de Baumé, the French painter. He also studied in Rome and Florence.[4]
In 1808, he won honors for his work L'Mort de Marie Stuart at the L'Exposition Universelle de 1808, a world's fair.[1]
In 1815, Vermay moved to Cuba.[3] Starting in 1818, Vermay was the founding director of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro.[2] He remained at the school until his death.
Vermay painted the interior of the El Templete.[6] Vermay in Cuba was appointed "Room Painter" of the King of Spain, Ferdinand VII. He died on 30 March 1833 in Havana from cholera.[4]