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Gustave Moreau

50 works

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Painting of a haloed infant asleep in a basket among lotus flowers, with Egyptian temple ruins and a sphinx behind.

The Infant Moses

1876

Seated woman in jeweled headdress and embroidered gown, in a dim ornate interior with columns and red birds.

Dalila

1896

Painting of a reclining woman in red drapes on a rocky shore, a white bird above, a setting sun over the sea, and a column on

La Mort de Sapho, par Gustave Moreau

1876

Painting of a crowned, gold-robed woman with a sceptre riding a winged creature under a starry twilight sky with birds.

La Fée

Painting of a haloed saint beside a red cross on rocks, with two winged angels in red robes descending in a pale sky.

Moreau - Un Saint au désert, Vers 1879

1879

Painting of a woman in a red cloak playing a lyre on a rock by the sea, with a sunset and stormy sky behind her.

Moreau - Arion, 1891

1891

Woman in red robe lies on rocky shore beside a lyre, a white bird above her, under a dramatic sunset sky.

La mort de Sapho

1872

Painting of nude Saint Sebastian supported by a winged angel beneath a glowing star and dark tree.

Saint-Sébastien et l'ange

1876

Painting of a grieving woman in a dark cloak bending over a dead man on white cloth in a dim, dusky landscape.

Pietà

1854

Painting of a woman with a lyre clinging to a rocky cliff above a stormy sea, with a gilded column beside her.

Sappho falling into the Abyss

1867

Painting of a crowned king on a throne with a winged angel at his feet, in an ornate columned hall.

King David

1878

Watercolor of a woman in an embroidered robe beside a winged figure, a swan, a pond and a setting sun.

Inspiration

c. 1893

Watercolor of a bandaged man on a donkey supported by a robed traveler in red across an open, dusky landscape.

The Good Samaritan

c. 1865-70

Watercolor of a nude man attacked by wild horses beside classical columns, painted in muted greens, blues and rust tones.

Diomedes Devoured by Horses

1866

Watercolor of a dancer in a blue gown holding red flowers, with a severed head on a dish at left and a seated figure at right

Salomé Dancing Before the Head of St. John the Baptist

mid to late 19th century

Charcoal drawing by Gustave Moreau showing angels, stars and a horned Pan figure among celestial spheres and clouds.

Le Grand Pan contemple les Sphères Célestes

1897

Saint Cecilia with a halo, holding an ornate harp beside a tree, in a green gown and red mantle, with a river and crescent mo

Saint Cecilia

ca. 1890-95

Pencil and watercolor costume design of a standing warrior in ornate armor, plumed helmet, and decorated cloak.

Pittacus the Tyrant in War Costume

1883