Gustave Moreau
French artist
Gustave Moreau was a French artist and an important figure in the Symbolist movement. Jean Cassou called him "the Symbolist painter par excellence". Wikipedia
Born: April 6, 1826, Paris, France
Died: April 18, 1898 (age 72 years), 9th arrondissement, Paris, France
Periods: Symbolism and Modern art
Known for: Painting
Parents: Louis Moreau and Pauline Desmoutiers
Notable work: Oedipus and the Sphinx (1864); L'Apparition (1876); Salome Dancing before Herod (1876); Jupiter and Semele (1894–95)
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