Monk or lover? A nineteenth-century artist’s dilemma
Alexandre Antigna’s Scène d’atelier (1848 Paris Salon) depicts the artist with palette in hand, turning away from the sacred work in progress on his easel to enjoy a break with his two models: his ‘monk’ is now playing cards with his ‘angel’, who relaxes in an alluring state of undress. The picture...
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Department of Art History, University of Birmingham
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Art Historiography |
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| Online Access: | https://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2020/11/oliver-1.pdf |
