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French 1826-1898 Moreau's main focus was the illustration of biblical and mythological figures. As a painter of literary ideas rather than visual images, he appealed to the imaginations of some Symbolist writers and artists, who saw him as a precursor to their movement. His father, Louis Jean Marie Moreau, was an architect, who recognized his talent. His mother was Adele Pauline des Moutiers. Moreau studied under François-Édouard Picot and became a friend of Th??odore Chass??riau, whose work strongly influenced his own. Moreau carried on a deeply personal 25-year relationship, possibly romantic, with Adelaide-Alexandrine Dureux, a woman whom he drew several times.[1] His first painting was a Piet?? which is now located in the cathedral at Angoul??me. He showed A Scene from the Song of Songs and The Death of Darius in the Salon of 1853. In 1853 he contributed Athenians with the Minotaur and Moses Putting Off his Sandals within Sight of the Promised Land to the Great Exhibition. Oedipus and the Sphinx, one of his first symbolist paintings, was exhibited at the Salon of 1864. Over his lifetime, he produced over 8,000 paintings, watercolors and drawings, many of which are on display in Paris' Mus??e national Gustave Moreau at 14, rue de la Rochefoucauld (IXe arrondissement). The museum is in his former workshop, and was opened to the public in 1903. Andr?? Breton famously used to "haunt" the museum and regarded Moreau as a precursor to Surrealism. He had become a professor at Paris' École des Beaux-Arts in 1891 and counted among his many students the fauvist painters, Henri Matisse and Georges Rouault. Moreau is buried in Paris' Cimeti??re de Montmartre. In Alan Moore's graphic novel, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, it is implied that he was a nephew of Doctor Moreau, and he based a few of his paintings on the Doctor's creations.

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Gustave Moreau Prometheus oil painting artist


Gustave Moreau Prometheus oil painting artist

Prometheus
Painting ID::  85773
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1868(1868) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Deutsch: 205 x 122 cm cyf

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Gustave Moreau Salome at the Prison oil painting artist


Gustave Moreau Salome at the Prison oil painting artist

Salome at the Prison
Painting ID::  86725
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1873-76 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 40 x 32 cm (15.7 x 12.6 in) cyf

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Gustave Moreau La jeune cuisiniere oil painting artist


Gustave Moreau La jeune cuisiniere oil painting artist

La jeune cuisiniere
Painting ID::  87884
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19th century Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 20.5 x 17 cm (8.1 x 6.7 in) cyf

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Gustave Moreau Sappho oil painting artist


Gustave Moreau Sappho oil painting artist

Sappho
Painting ID::  88768
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1893 (?) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 85 x 67 cm (33.5 x 26.4 in) cyf

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Gustave Moreau The Martyred St. Sebastian oil painting artist


Gustave Moreau The Martyred St. Sebastian oil painting artist

The Martyred St. Sebastian
Painting ID::  90203
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1869(1869) Medium English: Oil on panel Dimensions 12 11/16 x 9 3/8 in. (32.2 x 23.8 cm) cjr

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