The Offering, 1891, Pastel, graphite, and chalk on paper, 13 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Fernand Khnopff
The Offering, 1891, Pastel, graphite, and chalk on paper, 13 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Fernand Khnopff (Belgian, Grembergen 1858–1921 Brussels), A nude woman makes an offering to a portrait bust on an altar. She looks out as though the viewer’s appearance has interrupted her ritual. Khnopff’s Symbolism mixed an admiration for medieval and Renaissance imagery with a fascination with the occult, ritual, and the dream world
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