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pompier, l'art

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pompier, l'art. A term applied pejoratively to French academic art (more particularly pretentious history painting) of the late 19th century. It is said to derive from the habit of posing nude models wearing firemen's helmets to substitute for ancient military headgear (pompier is French for ‘fireman’).

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Pompier, l'art

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

Pompier, l'art A term applied pejoratively to French academic art (more particularly pretentious history painting) of the late 19th century. It is said to derive from the habit of posing nude models wearing firemen's helmets to substitute for ancient military headgear (Fr., pompier ‘fireman’).

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IAN CHILVERS. "Pompier, l'art." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Pompierlart.html

IAN CHILVERS. "Pompier, l'art." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Pompierlart.html

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