The woman's face is a mask of suffering while she cradles, not a sleeping baby, but a wooden log! Is Merle's “lunatic” mourning the loss of a child, or mad.
Feb 21, 2023 · The work's circulation across social media platforms often see it identified as being emblematic of 'female rage,' madness, or mourning child loss.
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What is the meaning of the lunatic of Etretat painting?
First impressions of The Lunatic of Étretat (1871) almost overwhelmingly lend to interpretations of a deranged woman. In fact, the work's circulation across social media platforms often see it identified as being emblematic of 'female rage,' madness, or mourning child loss.
Feb 21, 2023
Where is the lunatic of Etretat?
Chrysler Museum of Art
The figure's anguish is a hallmark of Romanticism, a style that emphasized images of suffering, madness, and death.
Who painted the lunatic?
Hugues Merle
The Lunatic / Artist
Apr 8, 2022 · This painting perhaps is reminding the viewer to see the humanity in lunacy, with the intricately detailed hands, the red eyes, the bare feet.
This is an oil on canvas painting of a barefoot, unkempt female figure clutching a log as if it were a baby and seated beside a well.
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Dec 2, 2024 · The Lunatic of Etretat, 1871 - Hugues Merle, French (1822-1881) ... He exhibited as a member of The Eight, though the delicacy of his ...
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The Lunatic of Étretat (1871) by Hugues Merle is a haunting portrayal of mental anguish and isolation, set against the raw, natural landscape of Étretat.
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