Émile Lévy (August 29, 1826 inParis – 1890) was a Frenchgenre andportrait painter.
He was a pupil ofFrançois-Édouard Picot andAbel de Pujol. He also studied at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He won theGrand Prix de Rome in 1854. On his return fromItaly, he settled in Paris, and devoted himself to portrait painting. He exhibited in theSalon, receiving a first-class medal in 1878, and theLegion of Honor in 1867. Among the more important of his works are: “Noah Cursing Canaan” (1855); “Supper of the Martyrs” (1859); “Death of Orpheus” (1866), Luxembourg Museum; “Love and Folly” (1874); “Infancy” (1885); “The Elements,” Salon of Ministry of State,Louvre; “Presentation of the Virgin,” Trinity Church, Paris.
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