Paul Flandrin: Bridging Classical Landscape and Romantic Emotion Paul Jean Flandrin (28 May 1811, Lyon – 8 March 1902, Paris) stands as a pivotal figure in the transition from Neoclassical landscape painting to the burgeoning naturalism of the mid-nineteenth century. Often overshadowed by his brothers Auguste and Hippolyte—who achieved greater fame as sculptors and painters respectively—Paul’s contribution to French art history deserv…