DECADENCE AND DARK DREAMS Belgian Symbolism  -  Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Belgian symbolism

KORTE INHOUD

The sensual gaze into the abyss - the morbid pictorial world of Belgian Symbolism

Sensuousness, magic, a profound momentousness and irrationality are the hallmarks of the new art movement of Belgian Symbolism, which emerged during the 1880s. From Georg Minne and Fellicien Rops to Fernand Khnopff and James Ensor, the portraits, figure paintings and landscapes revealed a fascination with the eerie and the nefarious, with Thanatos und Eros.

The remarkable feature of Belgian Symbolism is its predi
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Uitgever: Hirmer Verlag 124 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte:  280x240 ISBN-10: 3777435244 ISBN-13: 9783777435244