Maurice Denis (1870 - 1943)Easter Morning or Easter Mystery/Matin de Pàques ou Le Mystère de Pâques. 1891.
Oil on canvas. 104 x 102 cm.
Private collection.
In the Mystère de Pâques, Denis with a pointillist touch, uses dynamic shapes to spell out the religious content. He sets his Easter morning in an angular St-Germain-en-Laye. His Magdalene wears a dress with a nipped-in waist.
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