{"id":216,"date":"2019-12-05T23:55:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T23:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/?p=216"},"modified":"2019-12-08T00:06:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T00:06:19","slug":"maurice-denis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/2019\/12\/05\/maurice-denis\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurice Denis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maurice Denis was a French writer, decorative artist, and painter. Defining many significant stylistic advances with the &#8220;Les Nabis&#8221;, a group he founded alongside Paul S\u00e9rusier, Pierre Bonnard, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_1.jpg 596w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption>Le Myst\u00e8re Catholique (1889)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Denis was known as the &#8220;Nabi of the Beautiful Icons&#8221; due to the spiritual intensity of his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_5.jpg 538w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_5-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><figcaption>Easter Morning (1894)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What stood out to me was his use of colour and light. The flat images are incredibly powerful and emotion scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_7.jpg 269w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/denis_maurice_7-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><figcaption>Psyche Discovers that Her Mysterious Lover is Eros (1908)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another Cezanne fan, Denis hailed him as the prophet of a new Classicism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/self-portrait-1916.jpgLarge.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/self-portrait-1916.jpgLarge.jpg 716w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/self-portrait-1916.jpgLarge-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kelseavance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9755\/2019\/12\/self-portrait-1916.jpgLarge-620x520.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption>Self-Portrait with his Family in Front of Their House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His self portrait is by far my favourite of his work. The beautiful rich colours and simple background are absolutely stunning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maurice Denis was a French writer, decorative artist, and painter. Defining many significant stylistic advances with the &#8220;Les Nabis&#8221;, a group he founded alongside Paul S\u00e9rusier, Pierre Bonnard, etc. Denis was known as the &#8220;Nabi of the Beautiful Icons&#8221; due to the spiritual intensity of his work. 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