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Friday, February 24, 2006

Ingres 1780–1867

Louvre: from 02-24-2006 to 05-15-2006

Jean-Auguste-Dominique INGRES - Montauban, 1780 - Paris, 1867 Le bain turc 1862 © Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier - M. Bard

A retrospective of Ingres’ works, comprising eighty paintings and eighty drawings, offers a unique opportunity to discover this celebrated exponent of neoclassicism. Delacroix’s great rival, he was a passionate, sensual artist with quasi-revolutionary ideas. ...

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Posted by V R at 10:33 AM
Categories: Painting