Gustave Moreau
- 1826–1898
- 19th century
- France
- Symbolism
Moreau conjures jewelled, mystical scenes from myth and legend, dense with ornament and shimmering detail. Look for exotic richness, dreamlike symbolism, and glittering, encrusted surfaces.
Gustave Moreau (1826–1898) was a painter from France, associated with Symbolism.
A late-19th-century movement of dreams, myth, and inner emotion expressed through suggestive, evocative imagery. Symbolism →
More Symbolism painters: Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Harald Sohlberg, Ferdinand Hodler.
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