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| Keywords: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - "Ludus Pro Patria" - Walters 3716.jpg In the late 19th century Puvis de Chavannes was an innovative and influential figure working in a style that combined aspects of Romanticism Academicism and Symbolism He was particularly known and admired for his mural paintings which graced the walls of public and religious institutions from the Panthéon in Paris to the Boston Public Library This painting replicates the central portion of a mural Ludus Pro Patria Patriotic Games which was installed in the stairwell of the Musée de Picardie in Amiens France It recalls a Golden Age in the history of the province of Picardy and is devoted to the themes of work family and country 1883 Oil on canvas cm 113 5 197 accession number 37 16 20168 H V Vever Sale Paris 1897 no 92 Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters between 1897 and 1909 Signature Lower left P Puvis de Chavannes; Date Lower left 83 Celebrated Paintings by Great French Masters National Academy of Design New York 1887 Exposition des Tableaux Pastels et Dessins par M Puvis de Chavannes Galerie Durand-Ruel Paris 1887 Glasgow International Exhibition Kelvingrove Park Glasgow 1888 Exposition Universelle Paris 1900 From Ingres to Gauguin French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1951 Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 place of origin Colima Mexico Walters Art Museum license 2D Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1880s paintings from France 1883 paintings | ||||
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