Sujet

Pietà, 1867. Creator: Gustave Moreau.

Légende

Pietà, 1867. Like two lovers, the Virgin Mary and Christ face each other in tender intimacy. At the foot of the Cross, the mother bends down towards her son, whose half-raised body still appears to be alive. Their youthful faces, merged into a single unit by the touching haloes, are full of grief and pain. Moreau extracts from the traditional motif a new, dreamlike echo. The earth tones lend the painting the look of an Old Master. Done in the small format of a devotional painting, the work is permeated by a deep religious sincerity. Its otherworldly, spiritual atmosphere reveals Moreau as a precursor of the Symbolists.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A13_125

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

12.0Mo (2.7Mo) / 19.3cm x 15.7cm / 2276 x 1849 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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