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.
Denis Maurice (1870 – 1943)
Objavte Mauricia Denisa (1870-1943), francúzskeho pioniera medzi impresionistami a moderným umením. Pozrite si jeho náboženský symbolizmus, estetické teórie a vplyv na kubizmus a fauvizmus. Výstavu nájdete v Musée Maurice Denis.
O tomto dielo
- Názov: Springtime
- Umenec: Denis Maurice
- Rok: 1894
- Pôvodné rozmery: 81.0 x 98.0 cm
- Stav autorského práva: Verejná vlastnícky právo
- Pohyb: Symbolism
- Kontext korpusu: saint-germain inspiration , eternal spring precursor
- Kľúčové slová: art nouveau influence , symbolist art , nabis movement


