ing. Whatcan be the genesis and process of evolution of such a composi-tion ? To ask the artist himself is like asking the poet toanalyze his inspiration. The question is more than indiscreet.Nevertheless, one morning, in the austere studio in the PlacePigalle, we ventured to speak with the master… … ALLEGORY OF THE SORBONNE.—II. LEFT CENTRB 34 ART AND CRITICISM. told us, after the commission of decorating the hemicycle hadbeen intrusted to him, he passed through a period of despair.The subject was the Sorbonne, a personification of the soul ofthe University of Paris, and the longer he thought…
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