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Fantasy
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Medium

Pen and brown ink on calque, laid down on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 11 13/16 x 8 1/16 in. (30 x 20.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1824–1898France

He is known primarily for large decorative compositions of figures in landscapes. He is generally regarded as a precursor of Symbolism, but in reality he was independent of any contemporary movement; his works influenced both academic and avant-garde artists. French artist. Comment on works: history, mythology