While I was in LA I checked out the Getty museum. One of the exhibitions presented the work of 19th Century French painter, Jean-Leon Gerome. I had never heard of him, but his paintings are beautiful and lush and sensuous.I'm ashamed to admit I don't really know how to look at pre-20th century art, actually. I just don't have a background in art history. So when I look at older art, I just respond in a basic way to what's obviously pretty, obviously intense, etc. So I was most drawn to his nudes of women, and the exotic images of the "Orient".
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