La peinture religieuse monumentale, une expression artistique emblématique du nord de la France au XIXe siècle ?
This article is based on a synthetic analysis of monumental religious painting at Lille during the second half of the 19th century. This study led to the rediscovery of many regional artists, but also Belgian and Dutch artists, underlining the long history of Lille’s present-day position as an inter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
2012-04-01
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| Series: | In Situ |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/5192 |
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| Summary: | This article is based on a synthetic analysis of monumental religious painting at Lille during the second half of the 19th century. This study led to the rediscovery of many regional artists, but also Belgian and Dutch artists, underlining the long history of Lille’s present-day position as an international crossroads. In a region which was strongly marked by Catholicism, the subjects dealt with offer a reflection of national devotional practices but also draw attention to more local cults. Examples here include the figure of Saint Vincent de Paul, the role of the Virgin Mary and the devotion to souls in purgatory, which is particularly important in Loos. This artistic and religious expression develops according to major cycles which reached a high point during the Third Republic, and particularly from 1880 to 1890. Once this general overview has been established, it becomes possible to take a closer look at the traditional categories of art at the time, at the central notion of primitivism and at the negative value judgements from which this kind of painting still often suffers. |
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| ISSN: | 1630-7305 |