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