Victor Hugo and the awakening of the colossus
Nourished by a Christian humanism and love of others, the french statesman, critic, author and poet Victor Hugo (1802-1885) felt challenged by the state of the French people and the misery in which they found themselves, without ending up with an idealized or romantic vision. And when he sees the people rise up, Hugo took the measure of their colossal power, be it for good or for evil.
Van Eyck, a Flemish Painter using Arab Optics?
What follows is an edited transcript of a lecture by Karel Vereycken on the subject of “Perspective in XVth-century Flemish religious painting”. It was delivered at the international colloquium “La recherche du divin à travers l’espace géométrique” (The quest for the divine through geometrical space) at the Paris Sorbonne UniversityRead More…
