Au-delà des étoiles. Le Paysage mystique de Monet à Kandinsky. Théories de l’art In ancient Rome

In ancient Rome

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Oriental Institute Publications 104

This publication is published on the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the artist by the Louise Blouin Foundation

Au-delà des étoiles. Le Paysage mystique de Monet à Kandinsky. Théories de l’art In ancient RomeComing into contact with an order beyond physical appearances, going beyond material realities to approach the mysteries of existence, experiencing self forgetfulness in perfect unity with the cosmos: all these quests characterize mysticism, a spiritual phenomenon present alongside all religions, on all continents. Why not recognize its presence in Western Symbolist painting, which, at the twilight of the 19th century, sought precisely to elevate art