. Art in France. ecoration of the Museum ofPicardy illustrate Picard landscape, and the life of the the Museum of Rouen, we have Nature inspiring the Arts; inthat of Lyons, the serenity of the pagan dream in the radiant sun-light, and the mystic ardour of the painter-monk in his Tuscanmonastery. In the Marseilles Museum, two compositions indicatethe functions of this Greek Colonywhich has remained the Gate ofthe East. Puvis de Chavannesmay be said to have created agenre, the decoration of the peri-styles of museums, of those mon-uments so characteristic of ournineteenth centurv, wh
. Art in France. ecoration of the Museum ofPicardy illustrate Picard landscape, and the life of the the Museum of Rouen, we have Nature inspiring the Arts; inthat of Lyons, the serenity of the pagan dream in the radiant sun-light, and the mystic ardour of the painter-monk in his Tuscanmonastery. In the Marseilles Museum, two compositions indicatethe functions of this Greek Colonywhich has remained the Gate ofthe East. Puvis de Chavannesmay be said to have created agenre, the decoration of the peri-styles of museums, of those mon-uments so characteristic of ournineteenth centurv, where we comeinto contact with the historical andgeographical spirit of our prov-inces. The great decorator em-phasises the local features of theirdistricts, and offers us a nobletheme for meditation on the thresh-old. His compositions, which areneither pure allegory nor historv,owe their vital charm to the land-scape. By the truth of the illumi-nation and of the character of theground, Puvis has given plausibility. FlC. 87 1. dom prosper oterancer. (engraved portrait.) (G;r;ette dcs Beaux-.\rts.) 418 NATURALISM
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