Hesiod and the Muse , Salome dancing, Unicorns , these three tables illustrate the uniqueness of the work of Gustave Moreau . Child of the 19th century, dominated by Davidian classicism, realism of Courbet and the Impressionist revolution, the Parisian painter, born in 1826, will single out of his famous contemporaries by revisiting the ancient world and its myths, heroes and fantastical animals, taking roots in the romantic and sensual plunging into the symbolism of Mallarme. In the classical style of his characters, plus a wealth of color exceptional, deeply the art lover in a soft dreamlike reverie.
This lover of Italian paintings, which went on pilgrimage to Rome, Florence and Venice, a great admirer of the Venetian painter Vittorio Carpaccio which he made many copies as Saint George and the Dragon , transfigure the painting of the Renaissance in the symbolic universe, magnifying the classical models in fantastic variations and elegant.
I advise everyone to visit the beautiful museum Gustave Moreau in Paris, an enchanting but little-known site.
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