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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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beautiful and majestic
direct observations
most popular
where every wave
joyful beauty
drew themes from these albums
huge cycle of murals
figures are graceful
technique of oil painting
inhuman tension.
variety of color
creative response
makes several
statue was created
products painted
naming the artistic
social activity gradually
uniquely individual
constant companions
hands he held
master worked
tense in mood
thus emphasizing
easel paintings
monuments of the city’s
picture telling
surpass in this respect
studios were located
most picturesque places
linear perspective
years of reaction
painters from England
henceforth become
distinguished by its mannerism
masters saw in reality
natural principle
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especially outstanding
outlines of buildings
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aspiring artist
ambassador to Greece
remarkable monument
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