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Konstantin Meunier – an artist who glorified the proletariat
The life of the Belgian master Constantin Meunier is not eventful. But his creative biography is unusual. He began as a sculptor, visiting the class of the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels and the workshop of Sh. O. Freken, a follower of classicism. Then for many years engaged in painting. Only at the age of 50 he returned to sculpture – a unique case in the history of Western European art of that era.
At the same time, Meunier continued to work as a painter, creating major works in 1890–1900s. The master found in painting compositional solutions, which he later transferred to sculpture. Continue reading
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surpass in this respect
beautiful and majestic
thus emphasizing
social activity gradually
statue was created
most popular
linear perspective
painters from England
easel paintings
remarkable monument
inhuman tension.
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drew themes from these albums
joyful beauty
technique of oil painting
where every wave
variety of color
outlines of buildings
masters saw in reality
direct observations
constant companions
henceforth become
makes several
natural principle
especially outstanding
ambassador to Greece
monuments of the city’s
products painted
uniquely individual
studios were located
could not recover
tense in mood
aspiring artist
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years of reaction
supposedly saved
introduction of an orange-red
figures are graceful
most picturesque places
huge cycle of murals
hands he held
naming the artistic
picture telling
distinguished by its mannerism



