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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
easel paintings
henceforth become
most popular
thus emphasizing
joyful beauty
painters from England
statue was created
most picturesque places
supposedly saved
inhuman tension.
huge cycle of murals
constant companions
surpass in this respect
makes several
tense in mood
outlines of buildings
where every wave
master worked
technique of oil painting
creative response
social activity gradually
distinguished by its mannerism
could not recover
uniquely individual
years of reaction
natural principle
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hands he held
aspiring artist
figures are graceful
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linear perspective
remarkable monument
beautiful and majestic
variety of color
naming the artistic
monuments of the city’s
especially outstanding
studios were located
masters saw in reality
drew themes from these albums
picture telling
products painted
ambassador to Greece
direct observations