Springtime, ca. 1894–99, Oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Maurice Denis (French, Granville 1870

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Springtime, ca. 1894–99, Oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Maurice Denis (French, Granville 1870–1943 Saint-Germain-en-Laye), Springtime, with its associations of joyful new life, was a source of constant inspiration for Denis. This double-sided canvas presents two studies for his 1899 painting Virginal Spring (private collection), in which young women engage in a purification ritual evocative of Christian baptism and communion

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