"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

11 May 2016

Happy birthday, Gérôme.

Gérôme, Pygmalion and Galatea, 1890 


Jean-Léon Gérôme was born on this day in 1824.

Thank you, Dr. Richardson.

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