Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 115 works by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret in our catalogue
In short
The Last Supper is the Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret painting that draws the most eyes; the original belongs to the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. After it, the eye goes to The Last Supper (1896) and Portrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1902). Among the 115 works of Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret in our catalog, these 100 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.
The Last Supper is a large-scale religious work created by the artist Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret. This painting was exhibited at the Salon de Champ-de-Mars in 1896. The piece belongs to the genre of religious art and was produced in 1896.
The Last Supper is a work by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, executed in 1896. This large-scale religious composition was exhibited at the Salon de Champ-de-Mars in 1896. The artist, a prominent French naturalist, utilized a panoramic format to organize the scene.
The face of an elderly man emerges from a dark, atmospheric void. Captured in profile, his features are etched against a background of deep blacks and heavy shadows. A bright shock of white hair catches the light, marking the edge of his forehead and temple. The skin is rendered with soft, blended lines that suggest the weight of years. Beneath this pale light, the eye remains fixed in a quiet,…
This formal and dignified portrait, titled Woman from Brittany, presents a medium close-up view of a young woman from the waist up. The composition is centered, focusing on the subject's serene expression and her traditional Breton attire. The color palette is defined by a striking contrast between the deep blacks and navy blues of her garment and the brilliant whites of her coiffe, collar, and the fabric resting in her…
In this 1879 composition, we find ourselves observing a quiet, unadorned moment of domestic life. A woman sits upon a bench, her presence defined by a sense of stillness as she tends to her infant, who rests within a basket. The scene is set outdoors, where the air seems to hold a certain weight, captured in a monochromatic palette that emphasizes form and light over the distraction of color. Around…
The work before us is titled bretons praying, a piece executed by the French artist Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret. Created in 1888, this painting reflects the naturalist sensibilities that defined much of the artist's career. It is a quiet, observant study that captures a specific moment of devotion within the Breton tradition.
The charcoal and red chalk lines of A Disciple, A Study for a Figure in The Supper at Emmaus trace the quiet contours of a single human form. This preparatory study, rendered by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, captures a disciple in a moment of stillness. It is a fragment of a larger thought, a skeletal grace caught on paper before the finality of a finished painting.
The oil on canvas painting titled Ophelia was executed by the French artist Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret. This work, created about 1900, depicts the character Ophelia from the play Hamlet. The figure is positioned within a landscape containing dense foliage and a body of water.
Consolatrix Afflictorum, also known as Consolatrix Afflictorium, is a painting by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret. The work depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child within a woodland setting. This environment is characterized by a mystical illumination that filters through the trees. Surrounding the central figures, several angels are positioned within the scene. At the base of the composition, a kneeling man is shown seeking comfort at the feet of the Virgin…
is a literary painting by the French naturalist Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret. Created about 1911, the work reflects the artist's commitment to the naturalist school, a movement defined by its focus on realism and the meticulous depiction of life. Dagnan-Bouveret was a prominent figure in this movement, known for his ability to render detail with quiet precision.
The Musician1884 · Walters Art Museum
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Sketch for the church of Bagneux: Saint Herbland1877 · Petit Palais
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Nude Study of a Man1875 · Yale University Art Gallery
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Male Nude Study1877 · Yale University Art Gallery
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The rest, study1872
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The little Savoyard eating in front of an entrance to a house1877
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The Madonna with the Plane1885 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Gypsy Scene1883 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
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An Accident1879 · Walters Art Museum
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Blessing of the Young Couple Before Marriage1880 · Pushkin State Museum
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Let Us Always Love, Let Us Love Again1886 · Musée Victor Hugo
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Sketch for the Salon des Arts of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris: Painting1890 · Petit Palais
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Woman in Breton Costume Seated in a Meadow1887 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Study for 'Breton Women at a Pardon'1887 · National Gallery of Art
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The Child Taught at Emmaus1896 · Finnish National Gallery
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René de Saint-Marceaux1894 · Musee des Beaux-Arts
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Portrait of a woman1901 · National Art Museum of Azerbaijan
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The grandpa of the artist1877 · Musée d'Orsay
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Portrait of Albert Edelfelt1887 · Finnish National Gallery
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Lady with the Fan
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Christ and the Disciples at EmmausCarnegie Museum of Art
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Horses at the watering trough
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Interior View of the Former Riding School of Rue Sainte-Marguerite1875 · Carnavalet Museum
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The Lament Of Orpheus1876 · Musée Des Beaux Arts
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The Letter1884
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Madonna of the Rose1885 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Little Concert1883
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The Pardon in Brittany1886 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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In the Meadow1892
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Young Woman in a Garden of Oranges1891
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The Pardon in Brittany1886
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In the Forest1892 · Musée Des Beaux
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Landscape with Trees1900 · Szépművészeti Múzeum
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Willows by a Stream1908 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Portrait of a young boyNational Art Museum of Azerbaijan
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horses
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pardon
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horses
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pardon
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pardon
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Posing in Ormoy
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working on Breton Women at a Pardon
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untitled (6618)
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Portrait of Charles S. Reinhart
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Young patient treated by a doctor on a farm
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Portrait of a Man
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Consecrated bread
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Portrait of a woman with long hair
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Head of an old woman, three-quarters to right
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Portrait of Brittany Girl
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Breton peasant, standing, three-quarters to left
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Breton peasant standing holding a candle in his right hand
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Horses at the Watering Trough
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Hamlet and the Gravediggers
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Portrait de jeune femme
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LEON GEROME (1824 1924)
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Madonna of the Rose
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LE PAIN BENITmusée Jean-Léon Gérôme
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Portrait of Princess O. V. Paley
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Portrait of a child with long curly hair falling over her shoulders
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UNE NOCE CHEZ LE PHOTOGRAPHE
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Sancta Genovefa
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Study for a Disciple in the Supper at Emmaus
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PORTRAIT DE MADAME DAGNAN BOUVERET ET DE SON FILSMusée d'Orsay
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The artist in the museum
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Young Breton
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TETE DE FEMME OULED NAÏL
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Portrait of Gustave Courtois
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Sur les cimes (On the Summit)
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Le Pardon en Breetagne
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untitled (9995)
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untitled
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the accident
84
ophelia
85
untitled (8133)
86
A Woman from Bern SwitzerlandPhiladelphia Museum of Art
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photograph grandfather
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Landscape with Poplars
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Breton women
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In the Stable
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Portrait of Jean Dagnan-BouveretIsrael Museum
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Portrait of his Grandfather
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Portrait of Childs Frick
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A Wedding in the photohrapheMuseum of Fine Arts of Lyon
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Marguerite au Sabbat
96
Les conscrits
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Portrait of Gustave Courtois
98
Hamlet et les fossoyeursDahesh Museum of Art
99
last supper
100
Bouderie (Gustave Courtois in his Studio)
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musée d'Orsay |
Paris | 4 | The Last Supper, Portrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme, The grandpa of the artist |
 Walters Art Museum |
Baltimore | 2 | The Musician, An Accident |
 Petit Palais |
Paris | 2 | Sketch for the church of Bagneux: Saint Herbland, Sketch for the Salon des Arts of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris: Painting |
 Yale University Art Gallery |
New Haven | 2 | Nude Study of a Man, Male Nude Study |
 Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Philadelphia | 2 | Gypsy Scene, A Woman from Bern Switzerland |
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston | 2 | Woman in Breton Costume Seated in a Meadow, Willows by a Stream |
 Finnish National Gallery |
Helsinki | 2 | The Child Taught at Emmaus, Portrait of Albert Edelfelt |
 National Art Museum of Azerbaijan |
Baku | 2 | Portrait of a woman, Portrait of a young boy |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
In this 1879 composition, we find ourselves observing a quiet, unadorned moment of domestic life. A woman sits upon a bench, her presence defined by a sense of stillness as she tends to her infant, who rests within a basket. The scene is set outdoors, where the air seems to hold a certain weight, captured in a monochromatic palette that emphasizes form and light over the distraction of color. Around…
This formal and dignified portrait, titled Woman from Brittany, presents a medium close-up view of a young woman from the waist up. The composition is centered, focusing on the subject's serene expression and her traditional Breton attire. The color palette is defined by a striking contrast between the deep blacks and navy blues of her garment and the brilliant whites of her coiffe, collar, and the fabric resting in her…
The Last Supper is a work by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, executed in 1896. This large-scale religious composition was exhibited at the Salon de Champ-de-Mars in 1896. The artist, a prominent French naturalist, utilized a panoramic format to organize the scene.
The face of an elderly man emerges from a dark, atmospheric void. Captured in profile, his features are etched against a background of deep blacks and heavy shadows. A bright shock of white hair catches the light, marking the edge of his forehead and temple. The skin is rendered with soft, blended lines that suggest the weight of years. Beneath this pale light, the eye remains fixed in a quiet,…
is a literary painting by the French naturalist Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret. Created about 1911, the work reflects the artist's commitment to the naturalist school, a movement defined by its focus on realism and the meticulous depiction of life. Dagnan-Bouveret was a prominent figure in this movement, known for his ability to render detail with quiet precision.
The Last Supper, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. The Last Supper (1896) and Portrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1902) come next.
The Last Supper, The Last Supper, Portrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Woman from Brittany, Laundress, bretons praying, A Disciple, A Study for a Figure in The Supper at Emmaus, Ophelia, Consolatrix Afflictorum and Marguerite au Sabbat. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 115 works by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, dated from 1872 to 1911.
Mostly in Musée d'Orsay (Paris), Walters Art Museum (Baltimore) and Petit Palais (Paris). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1880s: 15 of the 100 works on this page were made then, Woman from Brittany among them.
On this page, the earliest is The rest, study (1872) and the latest Marguerite au Sabbat (1911).
Man (9), Portrait (7) and Portraits (7), across the 100 works on this page.
Oil, for 6 of the 100 works on this page.
Realism, judging by the originals on this page.
The Last Supper, Portrait of Jean-Léon Gérôme and The grandpa of the artist: the Musée d'Orsay, Paris holds 4 of the works on this page.
Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret was a prominent French artist celebrated for his contributions to the naturalist school. His work is characterized by realism, meticulous detail, and depictions of everyday life, often infused with themes of Breton culture and religious contemplation. Raised initially in Paris, he later spent much of his career in the Franche-Comté region.
