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'''Fernand Cormon''' (1845–1924) was a [[French]] [[painter]]. | '''Fernand Cormon''' (1845–1924) was a [[French]] [[painter]]. | ||
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Cormon has lengthened the shadows as if the light of truth were pursuing the guilty through the bleak plain. He uses earthy colours and vigorous brushstrokes, plastered like Courbet's. The artist insisted on anatomical accuracy and had live models pose in his studio for each figure. | Cormon has lengthened the shadows as if the light of truth were pursuing the guilty through the bleak plain. He uses earthy colours and vigorous brushstrokes, plastered like Courbet's. The artist insisted on anatomical accuracy and had live models pose in his studio for each figure. | ||
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| − | [[File:Cormon The Harem.jpg]] The Harem, 1877. | + | [[File:Cormon The Harem.jpg]] |
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Revision as of 13:34, April 16, 2014
Fernand Cormon (1845–1924) was a French painter.
Cormon has lengthened the shadows as if the light of truth were pursuing the guilty through the bleak plain. He uses earthy colours and vigorous brushstrokes, plastered like Courbet's. The artist insisted on anatomical accuracy and had live models pose in his studio for each figure. [1]
The Harem, 1877.