SYMBOLISTS, IDEALISTS AND HISTORICAL PAINTERS was thoroughly acquainted with the universal history of the arts, and chose from it the rii^'ht elements for expressing his conceptions. It was perhaps just this excess ot knowledge, this superior eclectic- ism, this cult of the masters, which were… … design of the Academy, which RENOIR PoRiKAi r OF Madame Maiikk often renders the impression in- sipid. As time went on, Moreau's spirit matured more and more, until it preferred the symbolism and the scenes of India to anything else. He became hieratical, almost Byzantine, mysterious and rare. He…
Painters · Painting, French
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