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Die Erscheinung by Gustave Moreau, 1875

French / Inspirational prints / Paintings (Reproductions) / Symbolist - 1 year ago - troycapc

This a reproduction of Gustave Moreau’s "Die Erscheinung" or "L’apparition" of 1875.  The title refers to the apparition of the head of John the Baptist to Salome, the daughter of Herodias, whose famous dance was the occasion for the execution of the Baptist by Herod Antipas.  Moreau was one of the leading French Symbolists.  He exhibited in the Salon of 1853 when he was twenty-seven years old and his first truly Symbolist painting was the Oedipus of 1864.  He became a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1891 and died on April 18, 1898.  His workshop became the Musee national Gustave Moreau in 1905.  This masterpiece is on display there.

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