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  • Henri Martin

    Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (August 5, 1860 – November 12, 1943) was a renowned French impressionist painter. Born in Toulouse to a French cabinet maker and a mother of Italian descent, Martin successfully persuaded his father to permit him to become… Continue reading

    Henri Martin

  • Dead Christ with Angels | Manet

    This was the first of several paintings by Manet with a religious theme. The inscription indicates Manet’s source, but the passage he cited describes Mary Magdalen’s finding Christ’s tomb empty except for the two angels. After the painting was already… Continue reading

  • Te Atua (God)

    “Te Atua (God)” by Paul Gauguin. 1893-94. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1941. http://www.philamuseum.org Continue reading