Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Lebanon
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Daoud Corm 🇱🇧

داود قرم (Known as "David Corm")
Pioneer of Modern Lebanese Art, Royal Court Portraitist, Sacred Painter
Born 1852 🇱🇧 Ghosta, Lebanon
Passed Away 1930 Beirut, Lebanon
Lifespan 78 years old
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"The painter's brush must bring together the discipline of classical technique with the spiritual devotion of the heart."

Archival Overview

Founding pioneer of modern easel painting in Lebanon who studied in Rome and served as official court portraitist to Khedive Abbas II in Cairo.

Biographical Record

Daoud Corm was born in Ghosta in Mount Lebanon and exhibited extraordinary natural artistic skill, drawing portraits of local clergy in childhood. In 1870, he traveled to Rome to study at the Accademia di San Luca under Roberto Bompiani, becoming the first Lebanese artist to receive formal academic training in Europe.

Corm returned to the Middle East, painting religious murals and altarpieces for hundreds of Maronite churches across Lebanon. Moving to Cairo, he became the premier portraitist of the regional aristocracy, painting official portraits of Khedive Abbas II and Egyptian ministers. He mentored the next generation of painters, earning recognition as the grandfather of modern Lebanese fine arts.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Ghosta Village Cemetery
Ghosta, Lebanon
GPS: 33.9900, 35.6800
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