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Ce fut dans un chaud crépuscule (Two Women Kissing in Nature) (1903)

from "Le Poison Des Pierreries" illustrated by Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (1859 - 1938)

Georges Rochegrosse - "Marie Rochegrosse in the Dining Room of Djenan Meriem" (1904)

Le Chevalier aux Fleurs (The Knight of the Flowers), (detail), (before 1894), by Georges Rochegrosse (French, 1859 – 1938), oil on canvas, 2.3 m (92.7 in) x 3.7 m (12.2 ft), Musée d'Orsay, Paris

#Le Chevalier aux Fleurs #The Knight of the Flowers #Georges Rochegrosse #painting #my upload #art #painting detail #detail #a 1894 French Art Nouveau painting depicting a scene from Wagner's opera Parsifal #The painting symbolizes the temptation of the pure duty-bound knight (Parsifal) by enchanting floral nymphs #representing a conflict between worldly desire/seduction and spiritual devotion #Temptation vs. Duty:#The knight in shining silver armor is surrounded by luxurious seductive nature and nymphs #representing the flower maidens trying to distract him from his quest for the Holy Grail #Symbolism of Nature:#The overwhelming vibrant flora symbolizes the tempting beauty of the natural world #representing a dreamlike almost chaotic earthly paradise designed to enchant the knight #Literary/Wagnerian Source:#Based on Act II of Richard Wagner’s Parsifal (1882) specifically Klingsor's enchanted garden #reflecting the 19th-century fascination with myths and Wagnerian legend #Style:#The piece blends symbolic themes with a lush almost decadent aesthetic #often linked with Symbolism and the aestheticism of the late 19th century #The painting which is in the Musée d'Orsay Paris highlights a critical quiet moment of inward reflection #rather than outward action emphasizing the mental battle of the protagonist against beauty

Georges Rochegrosse - Barabbas au pied de la croix (ca. 1888)

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The emperor Vitellius dragged through the streets of Rome by the people (1882) by Georges Rochegrosse. Musées de Sens.

Georges Rochegrosse / "Marie Rochegrosse in the Dining Room of Djenan Meriem" / 1904 / Unknown location, probably private collection

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Georges Antoine Rochegrosse, Le Serpent, Illustration for "Salammbô", by Gustave Flaubert, 1900

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+ georges rochegrosse 'le chevalier aux fleurs' (1894)

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