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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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inhuman tension.
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technique of oil painting
naming the artistic
figures are graceful
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painters from England
distinguished by its mannerism
uniquely individual
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joyful beauty
linear perspective
henceforth become
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studios were located
drew themes from these albums
masters saw in reality
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huge cycle of murals
outlines of buildings
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surpass in this respect
tense in mood
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