Brief Biography-Pierre-Jules Jollivet from Paris was a painter and lithographer. He did not begin painting until he was twenty-eight at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; one of his mentors was Antoine-Jean Gros. History and genre scenes were to become his speciality. He spent time in Spain working on a catalogue of the art collection of Ferdinand VI. When he returned to Paris, he worked on religious commissions and his historical works. One of his most notable works was the Trinity above the main door of the Church of Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris. Nudity in some of his paintings caused a scandal, and they were removed in 1861 and not restored until 2011. He was known to have taught Gustav Boulanger.