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During the Renaissance, Italian painters would traditionally depict the wives of their patrons as Madonnas, often rendering them more beautiful than they actually were. Over centuries in religious paintings, the Madonna has been presented as the clement and protective mother of God. However, with the passing of time, Mary gradually lost some of her spiritual characteristics and became more mortal and accessible to human sentiments. Virgin Portraits...
2) Kirchner
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The self-appointed "leader" of the artists' group Die Brücke (Bridge), founded in Dresden in 1905, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a key figure in the early development of German Expressionism. His first works show the influence of Impressionism, Post-impressionism and Jugendstil, but by about 1909, Kirchner was painting in a distinctive, expressive manner with bold, loose brushwork, vibrant and non-naturalistic colours and heightened gestures. He worked...
3) Kirchner
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (Aschaffenburg, 1880 – Frauenkirch, 1938) «Leader » autoproclamé du groupe d'artistes die Brücke (Pont), fondé à Dresde en 1905, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, joua un rôle central dans les premiers développements de l'expressionnisme allemand (fig.186). Ses premières oeuvres révèlent l'influence de l'Impressionnisme, du postimpressionnisme et du Jugendstil, mais dès 1909, Kirchner peignait d'une manière distinctive et...
4) Klimt
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Gustav Klimt (Baumgarten, 1862 – Vienne, 1918) «Faire un autoportrait ne m'intéresse pas. Les sujets de peinture qui m'intéressent ? Les autres et en particulier les femmes… » Aucune référence au monde extérieur ne vient contrarier le charme des allégories, portraits, paysages et autres personnages que l'artiste peint. Des couleurs et des motifs d'inspiration orientale (Klimt a été très influencé par le Japon, l'ancienne Egypte et...
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