 Under Gleyre's guidance Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the significance of individualistic style and gained the foundations of creative visual presentation.Later, Lecomte du Nouy further perfected his knowledge of the artistic form under the mentorship of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was a renowned painter of the Academicism movement.It was at this time that Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the precision required to depict "la belle nature"—a style of illustration that aims to create the most beautiful representations of the natural form.