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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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hands he held
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direct observations
joyful beauty
masters saw in reality
most picturesque places
variety of color
products painted
tense in mood
uniquely individual
inhuman tension.
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linear perspective
huge cycle of murals
studios were located
picture telling
especially outstanding
easel paintings
drew themes from these albums
most popular
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naming the artistic
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remarkable monument
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surpass in this respect
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outlines of buildings
monuments of the city’s
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painters from England
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technique of oil painting
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figures are graceful
constant companions
thus emphasizing
distinguished by its mannerism
ambassador to Greece
aspiring artist
years of reaction