Second Book: Daphnis and Chloe Sitting Close Together (Daphnis et Chloe assis sous unchene et s'embrassant)
published 1937
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woodcut in red
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.9471
Art Historical Context
In Aristide Maillol's woodcut *Second Book: Daphnis Chloe Sitting Close Together*Daphnis et Chloe assis sous un chene et s'embrassant), published in 1937, we glimpse an intimate moment from the ancient Greek pastoral romance by Longus. The title evokes the young shepherds Daphnis and Chloe nestled under an oak tree, their tender embrace symbolizing innocent love and nature's harmony—a theme Maillol revisited throughout his career. Maol, a renowned French (1861–194) celebrated for his voluptuous, monumental female forms rooted in classical tradition, brought his sculptural sensibility to print...
About the Artist
Aristide Maillol
Aristide Maillol (1861–1944) was a French sculptor, painter, and printmaker born in the coastal village of Banyuls-sur-Mer in Roussillon. From a young age, he aspired to be an artist, moving to Paris in 1881 despite living in poverty. He studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs in 1883 and was accepted into the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in 1885, where he trained under the academic masters J...