French painter Gustave Moreau painted his paintings for religious, mythological and allegorical paintings throughout his life. His works were very popular among his contemporaries. In 1865, the artist creates the

Traditionally, watercolor was considered a “low genre”, but from about the middle of the 19th century, people began to take it more seriously. In his early years, Moreau used watercolor

Messallina is the third spouse of Emperor Claudius, the mother of Claudius Octavia and the famous Britannica, a power-hungry and influential Roman, remembered by descendants for her lecherous character. Changing

Gustave Moreau “Hesiod and Muse”. Description of the painting Gustave Moreau studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris under Theodore Chasserio. The artist was fond of ancient Greek

Despite the distrust of female nature, even on the slope of his life, Moreau continued to write a female nude in the tradition of Ingres, mastered by the artist through

Moreau began to paint this painting around 1874, but it remained unfinished. Details of the situation and the tattoo on the body of Salome speak of Moro’s increased interest in