Thanks to a scholarship from the city of Marseille, Jean Turcan studied at the Paris cole des Beaux-Arts under Antoin Bontoux until his studies were derailed by the Franco-Prussian War, but he returned  in 1871.
Having been given a scholarship by the city of Marseille, he went to study under Antoine Bontoux at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris until his studies were interrupted by the Franco-Prussian War. In 1871 he resumed under Jules Cavelier and went on to win second prize in the 1876 Prix de Rome for his Jason carrying off the golden fleece. 
