Alexandre Bida

He was born in Toulouse, and specialized in Orientalism and studied under Eugène Delacroix, but with an artist's eye for precision and perfection, he soon developed his own style. During Bida's youth, he traveled and worked in Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, and Palestine. He became well known for his exhibition shows during the period between 1847 and 1861. He was also an illustrator of the Holy Bible. As a Bible illustrator, Bida's Les Saints Evangeles was published in 1873. In it, the four gospels were enriched by his twenty-eight etchings. Of Bida's work, it was said that he brought a truth and genius that made his Christ reverent, refined, dignified, and strong. He died in Buhl, Germany in 1895 at the age of 82. ==Gallery==

File:Alexandre Bida - And Jesus Said - This Day is Salvation Come to This House - Walters 37910.jpg|And Jesus Said: This Day is Salvation Come to This House, crayon paper, 62.8 × 48 cm, crayon on paper. Walters Art Museum. File:Alexandre Bida - At the Fountain - Walters 371115.jpg|At the Fountain, 19th century, ink with scraping on cream, 22.7 x 25.2 cm. Walters Art Museum. File:Alexandre Bida - Interior - Woman Kneeling at Prie-dieu - Walters 371415.jpg|Woman Kneeling at Prie-dieu, 1865 File:Bida - Frédéric et Bernerette.jpg|Frédéric and Bernerette File:Alexandre Bida - A seated Albanian soldier.jpg|An Albanian soldier File:Jesus eats with sinners and tax collectors.png|Jesus eating with sinners and tax-collectors File:Jesus heals the leper.png|Jesus heals the leper File:Nicodemus Jesus.jpg|Jesus and Nicodemus, 1874 File:Miracle Fishes.jpg|The miracle of the fishes File:Parable Sower.jpg|The parable of the sower ==References==