Where to See Death and the Maidens: Clark Art Institute

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes rendered this allegorical scene of Death approaching a group of young women. The pale, muted tones create a dreamlike atmosphere typical of his decorative style.

Puvis de Chavannes influenced Symbolist painters. This work is at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown.

You can see it at Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, United States. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes created it. The pale, muted tones create a dreamlike atmosphere typical of his decorative style.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, the French Symbolist painter You can see it at Clark Art Institute. The pale, muted tones create a dreamlike atmosphere typical of his decorative style.

The Dance of Death (Danse Macabre) is a medieval artistic tradition showing Death approaching all people regardless of status. Puvis de Chavannes reinterpreted this motif with his cool, mural-like Symbolist style.

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