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Dead Poet Being Carried by a Centaur Card

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Dead Poet Being Carried by a Centaur Card

Dead Poet Being Carried by a Centaur Card

This design features a painting by the French artist Gustave Moreau (1826–1898), who was an important figure in the Symbolist movement. It shows a young poet who has recently died being carried in the arms of a centaur. The scene incorporates elements from ancient Greek mythology, as well as Gustave Moreau's own creative interpretation. The centaur, which is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, holds the lifeless poet in his arms. The image can be seen as encapsulating the idea of artistic suffering and the poet as a martyr or visionary figure. Moreau often employed mythological tropes and allegorical themes in order to explore philosophical and spiritual ideas. Some critics have said that the figure of the dead poet, with his lifeless body and closed eyes, suggests a sense of poetic inspiration being carried away or lost in the realm of the imagination. The original artwork was painted circa 1890, and there is great dignity and beauty in the image. Gustave Moreau produced this work soon after the death of his friend and companion Alexandrine Dureux. The painting is now on display in the Musée Gustave Moreau, in Paris.

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Very easy to edit, order and fast delivery. The final product was beautiful too. Thank you! Great quality card! Paper was really beautiful.
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By Lee B.4 September 2020Verified Purchase
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Card arrived super fast ( paid for express post due to covid but even production was quick) Good quality card paper and print looks nice. Printing of text looks great actual image isn't the clearest but it's only a phone image so it was kind of expected.
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By R.21 August 2023Verified Purchase
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I am very pleased with the personalised version of this,especially for the price,but was disappointed to find it wasn't a card just half a card with no fold over.It's probably listed as such( but obviously not clearly enough) we don't call it a 'card' here unless it does, so it came as a shock. Fine for the price ,can't expect fine art

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Product ID: 256556671815675516
Added on 25/5/23, 7:20 am
Rating: G