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Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 8

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Some religious stories which may have had personal relevance, and conclusions to his series of Roman spectacles, and his sculpture. Finally, a joke which may have inspired the Surrealists.

August 23, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 7

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His late career tackled his dislike of Impressionism, sculpture, photography as an art, and the depiction of truth – in several superb paintings.

August 16, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 6

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He solves the problem of how to paint a stock market crash, and looks at what is seen, visual revelation, and truth.

August 9, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 5

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A series of history paintings showing events in France in the 1600s, even a painting of Saint Jerome. Where had his Roman reconstructions gone?

August 2, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 4

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Several pro-Empire paintings, including the story of Cleopatra’s seduction of Caesar, as the Suez Canal was being built. Then his most famous painting of all: Pollice Verso.

July 26, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 3

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In 3 years, he swung from conventional to highly novel narrative, covering themes of assassination, cynicism, prostitution, and looking.

July 20, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 2

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His grand spectacle of The Age of Augustus was brave, but less successful than more modest paintings of Russian soldiers, or a comic duel.

July 12, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Too Real: the narrative paintings of Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1

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Vociferous opponent of Impressionism, hugely successful and popular, he taught more than 2,000 pupils. The start of a systematic account of his narrative paintings.

July 5, 2018 General, Life, Painting

Painting the surreal before Surrealism 2

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Examples from Gustave Moreau, Georges Clairin, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Paul Nash, Joseph Stella, and Nikolai Astrup.

September 5, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Painting sculpture: 2 Pygmalion and Gérôme

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The king of Cyprus whose ivory sculpture turned into his future wife, painted by Regnault and Burne-Jones, and Gérôme’s fascinating paintings of his painted figures. And turning painting into sculpture.

October 25, 2020 General, Life, Painting

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