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.
모리스 드니 (1870 – 1943)
Maurice Denis(1870-1943)는 상징주의 화가로, 인상주의와 현대 미술을 잇는 중요한 역할을 했습니다. 'Le Mystère Catholique' 등 종교적 주제를 다룬 작품과 나비파의 독창적인 스타일이 특징입니다.
작품 정보
- 제목: Springtime
- 작가: 모리스 드니
- 제작 연도: 1894
- 원래 크기: 81.0 x 98.0 cm
- 저작권 상태: 저작권 만료 저작물
- 동세: Symbolism
- 말뭉치 문맥: saint-germain inspiration , eternal spring precursor
- 키워드: art nouveau influence , symbolist art , nabis movement


