{"id":249,"date":"2019-11-05T09:45:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T09:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/terencezhu\/?p=249"},"modified":"2019-11-05T09:45:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T09:45:48","slug":"gustave-moreau-fantastical-and-more-eau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/terencezhu\/2019\/11\/05\/gustave-moreau-fantastical-and-more-eau\/","title":{"rendered":"Gustave Moreau- Fantastical and MORE-eau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“Self-Portrait” (1850)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 Gustave Moreau was very imaginative and fantastical in themes. He was a known symbolist painter from France. Moreau found his style with pieces that depicted mythical and religious themes with a heavy jewel like embroidered decorations. He set himself apart from the main movements of the era, realism and naturalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOedipus and the Sphinx\u201d (1864) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\t\u201cOedipus and the Sphinx\u201d (1864) was the beginning of Moreau\u2019s mature period. The piece gives a new interpretation to the scene of Oedipus on his journey to Thebes. He also emulates the early renaissance style in this piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOrpheus\u201d (1865) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\t\u201cOrpheus\u201d (1865) was a piece that gave Moreau much popularity. The piece itself gives no directness, instead it replies to your viewership with ambiguity and implied symbolism. It was also another piece where Moreau went back to Greek mythology for inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Apparition\u201d (1876) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\tAfter two unpopular pieces, Moreau went to reassess his art and came out with \u201cThe Apparition\u201d (1876). The piece gives no identified part of a story, as well as breaking away from the central figures of his past paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDream of the Orient of the Peri\u201d (1826-98) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\tTwo pieces that I appreciate are the ornately decorated \u201cDream of the Orient of the Peri\u201d (1826-98), and \u201cThe Fiancee of the Night\u201d (1892). These pieces show his mastery of decoration through animals as well as on a dark backdrop.
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\u201cThe Fiancee of the Night\u201d (1892) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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