Maurice Denis
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Maurice Denis was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer. An important figure in the changing world of late 19th-century European art, Denis is associated with Les Nabis, Symbolism, and later
Self-portrait, 1916
Self-portrait at the age of 18 (1889)
Climbing to Calvary (1889)
Le Mystere Catholique (1889)
Ateliers d'Art Sacré
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The Ateliers d'Art Sacré was a collective of artists based in Paris, France in the first half of the 20th century. It aimed to create religious art that was both modern and accessible to the general p
Maurice Denis
…Symbolism, and later Neo-classicism. His theories contributed to the foundations of Cubism, Fauvism, and abstraction. After World War I, Denis founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré (Workshops of Sacred Art), decorated the interiors of churches, and worked for a revival of religious art. Maurice Denis was born 25 November 1870, in…
Valentine Reyre, Nativité aux dominicaines
The Council of Trent, a fresco in the Église Saint Esprit (12th arrondissement of Paris) executed by members of the Ateliers
One of the altars in the Saint Esprit Church (twelfth arrondissement of Paris)
Fresco by Raymond Virac in the church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions in Épinay-sur-Seine. The fresco depicts missionary work in Vietnam.