Carcasses, 1840-1860. Creator: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803-1860)
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Carcasses, 1840-1860. Creator: Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803-1860)
Carcasses, 1840-1860. With the subject of Carcasses, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps was following an old artistic tradition. He was inspired by Rembrandts (1606-1669) Slaughtered Ox (see photo) which he would have seen at the Louvre Museum. Decamps greatly admired the Dutch master and owned several paintings by him. In spite of the inspiration from Rembrandt, Decampss watercolour of about 200 years later conveys a different mood. Instead of focusing on a single butchered corpse as Rembrandt had, Decamps viewed his bodies and slabs of meat from further back, and he included domestic objects and a background figure standing at a table. Decampss resulting image stands less as a symbol of death and more as a matter-of-fact representation of daily life
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1803 1860 Alexandre Gabriel Decamps French Watercolour And Gouache
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