"Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order."

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Source: Maurice Druon (1964). “The memoirs of Zeus”

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Maurice Denis

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Maurice Denis was a French painter known for his role in the Symbolist movement and his focus on the emotional and spiritual dimensions of art.

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