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Modern French masters (1904)

Van Vorst, Marie, 1867-1936 · Paris : Brentano's · leaf 144

An illustration from Modern French masters, 1904, leaf 144
e vast, covering asurface of 273 mètres. His subject, already composedin miniature, is as follows : The god Apollo, in his chariot, draws his horsesback on their haunches whilst he salutes the greatmasters of drama—Corneille, Racine, Molière, VictorHugo, ail of whom are seated at the top of a… … PAUL ALBERT BESNARD atiother figure representing Truth—a most subtle andagreeable image. The cupola of the Petit Palais is divided into fourpanels, and Besnards intention is to represent in hispaintings the city of Paris in four différent conceptions— Paris Hospitalière, Paris dans son Art,…

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