Springtime
Springtime, with its associations of joyful new life, was a source of constant inspiration for Denis. This double-sided canvas presents two studies for his 1899 painting Virginal Spring (private collection), in which young women engage in a purification ritual evocative of Christian baptism and communion. The verdant setting is the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, whose tree-lined glades and dainty wildflowers captivated Denis. He later reprised this composition in his mural series Eternal Spring (Musée départemental Maurice Denis, Saint-Germain-en-Laye), one of his most ambitious attempts at rejuvenating the practice of decorative painting in France.
ドニ・モーリス(1870 – 1943)
モーリス・ドニ(1870-1943)は、印象派と近代絵画の橋渡しをしたフランスの画家。ナビ派の中心人物として象徴主義的な作品を制作し、キュビズムやフォーヴィスムに影響を与えました。代表作『カトリックの神秘』など。
作品詳細
- 作品名: Springtime
- 作家: ドニ・モーリス
- 制作年: 1894
- 作品サイズ: 81.0 x 98.0 cm
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 動勢: Symbolism
- コーパスの文脈: saint-germain inspiration , eternal spring precursor
- キーワード: art nouveau influence , symbolist art , nabis movement


