Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833-1922) was born in Bayonne, France. He developed into a skilled painter and later a renowned teacher to many students who became exceptional artists.
莱昂-约瑟夫-弗洛伦丁-博纳特(Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat, 1833-1922)生于法国西南部城市巴约纳，是一名技巧精湛的画家，有众多学生归于其门下，其中许多也成为了十分优秀的艺术家。
His earlier works were focused on religious paintings influenced by the Spanish Baroque style while studying under Federico de Madrazo in Madrid; he was also a great admirer of Velazquez. Later his subject matter focused on portraiture of prominent people in both America and Europe. His portraits show a firm command of realism as his depictions are almost photo-like in their authenticity. His use of more subdued colors in his palette helps bring more focus to his subjects. At age 55 he became a professor of painting at the esteemed École des Beaux-Arts, and later, the Director. If his success as a teacher can be judged by his pupils, Bonnat can be considered very successful as painters such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, George Braque, and more thrived under his tutelage.
博纳特早期的画作受西班牙巴洛克风格影响，多为宗教主题；他曾拜师费德里科-马德拉索(Federico de Madrazo)，同时也是维拉斯奎兹(Diego Velazquez)的拥护者。后来他的主题集中在美国和欧洲著名人物的肖像画上。他笔下的肖像如照片一样真实，展现出对写实主义的高度掌控；同时他利用更柔和的色调凸显画面的主体人物。55岁时莱昂成为法国美术学院的绘画教授，几年后成为学院理事。若以麾下子弟表现来评判博纳特的成就，他无疑是十分成功的。图卢兹-罗特列克(Toulouse-Lautrec)、托马斯-伊肯斯(Thomas Eakins)、约翰-辛格-萨金特(John Singer Sargent)、乔治-布拉克( George Braque)等杰出的艺术家都是他的学生。
Bonnat was a prolific painter with many great works; I have chosen to highlight Leon Bonnat-Self-Portrait (1855). This painting shows Bonnat’s mastery of painting at a young age of 22. Clearly he is a talented artist; it is his arresting gaze, however, that stops the viewer and beckons you to look more closely. Bonnat’s piercing, and intimate glance seems to command your attention as if he has just told you a deep, dark secret. He depicts a powerful self-portrait that makes you want to know more about the man as well as the artist.
博纳特是一位多产的画家，今天为大家介绍《莱昂-博纳特的自画像》是他22岁时的作品，显示了高超的技艺。这位极具天赋的画家，向观众投来审视的目光，让人不禁驻足向前。那目光直达心灵，似乎是在向你诉说一个不可告人的秘密，让人不由自主深陷其中。这幅强有力的自画像，让你不仅想要了解这位艺术家，更想走近这个现实中的人。
Bonnat lived a long life and died at age 89, leaving behind a museum he gifted to his birthplace of Bayonne where many of his works are still on display.
博纳经历了漫长的一生，89岁与世长辞，他把众多杰出的作品留在了出生地巴约纳的一家博物馆，如今仍有他的许多作品在那里展出。
We present today's painting thanks to the Musée d'Orsay . : )
感谢奥赛美术馆与我们分享今天的画作。:)
