Gustave Moreau (1826 - 1898)
1826-04-06
Paris, France
1898-04-18
Paris, France
France
Gustave Moreau
Gustave Moreau was a French artist and an important figure in the Symbolist movement. Jean Cassou called him "the Symbolist painter par excellence". He was an influential forerunner of symbolism in the visual arts in the 1860s, and at the height of the symbolist movement in the 1890s, he was among the most significant painters.
Date and place of birt: | 6 april 1826, Paris, France |
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Date and place of death: | 18 april 1898, Paris, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Salon des artistes français |
Genre: | Mythological painting |
Art style: | Symbolism |