Tag Archives: Jean-Leon Gerome

Phryne before the Areopagus by

Posted on September 30, 2013 by artisoo

Phryne before the Areopagus was made by the famous French painter and sculptor Jean-Leon Gerome, whose works fully showed the complexity and contradiction of human nature in front of the beauty. The relevant literature sporadic accounts showed that there was … Continue reading →

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The Terrace of the Seraglio by Jean-Leon Gerome

Posted on September 29, 2013 by artisoo

Jean-Leon Gerome was a famous painter and sculptor of France in the 19th century. Seemingly he was inherited from neoclassicism, but actually he was keen on romanticism. Although Gerome was unaware of adding romanticism in his works, the classical rigorously … Continue reading →

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