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Rops, Félicien
Rops, Félicien (b Namur, 7 July 1833; d Essonnes [Corbeil-Essonnes], 23 Aug. 1898). Belgian printmaker (and occasional painter), active mainly in Paris (he settled at Essonnes, a few miles south of the city, in 1874). Rops was a friend of Baudelaire, who helped to launch him in the Paris art world, and in his work he similarly showed a fascination with evil and vice, and particularly with the idea of woman as a corrupter of man. He was greatly admired by Symbolist writers and much of his output was done as illustrations to esoteric and erotic literature. Some of his work is frankly pornographic or blasphemous (for example, he showed Mary Magdalene masturbating at the foot of the cross), but in spite of his disdain for conventional morals, he became famous and successful. Technically he was one of the most resourceful printmakers of his period, mixing different techniques (such as aquatint with mezzotint) and experimenting with various types of acids and varnishes. In 1886 he became a member of the avant-garde Brussels group Les Vingt and his work was notably influential on Ensor.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Rops, Félicien." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Rops, Félicien." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-RopsFlicien.html IAN CHILVERS. "Rops, Félicien." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-RopsFlicien.html |
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Rops, Félicien
Rops, Félicien (1833–98). Belgian printmaker (and occasional painter), active mainly in Paris (he settled at Essonnes, very near the city, in 1874). Rops was a friend of Baudelaire, who helped to launch him in the Paris art world, and in his work he similarly showed a fascination with evil and vice, particularly with the idea of woman as a corrupter of man. He was much admired by Symbolist writers and a good deal of his output was done as illustrations to esoteric and erotic literature. Some of his work is frankly pornographic or blasphemous (for example, he showed Mary Magdalene masturbating at the foot of the cross), but in spite of his disdain for conventional morals, he became famous and successful. Technically he was one of the most resourceful printmakers of his period, mixing different techniques (such as aquatint with mezzotint) and experimenting with various types of acids and varnishes. In 1886 he became a member of the avant-garde Brussels group Les Vingt and his work was notably influential on Ensor.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Rops, Félicien." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Rops, Félicien." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RopsFlicien.html IAN CHILVERS. "Rops, Félicien." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-RopsFlicien.html |
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Félicien Rops
Félicien Rops , 1833–98, Belgian painter, etcher, and lithographer. In 1857 he founded a satirical journal, Uylenspiegel, for which he made lithographs and caricatures. From c.1862 he lived principally in Paris and became noted as an illustrator of unusual imagination and an artist of great technical skill. Today Rops is best known for the erotic nature of his work and his pictorial explorations into the world of vice. He illustrated the poems of Baudelaire. His etchings include the series of the Sataniques and the Album of 100 Sketches. |
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"Félicien Rops." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Félicien Rops." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rops-Fel.html "Félicien Rops." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Rops-Fel.html |
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