To Honor Old Masters - Rodolphe Bresdin

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Hello Dear Steemit Friends ! Today I would like to present you Rodolphe Bresdin ( 1822 – 1885 ) , French draughtsman, etcher and lithographer.

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'' Le Bon Samaritain '' , Image Source

Bresdin's prints were generally tiny and executed with meticulous detail ; biblical scenes are set in fantastic landscapes, densely enclosed with vegetation, with mysterious, slightly macabre overtones.

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'' La Comédie de la mort '' , Image Source

Bresdin lived in obscurity and poverty. He dreamed of visiting the untamed backwoods of America and after winning a competition for a banknote design in 1871 he travelled there, to return penniless in 1876. Bresdin was much admired by the symbolist writers – his personality inspired Champfleury's novel ''Chien-Caillou''.

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'' Le ruisseau sous Bois '' , Image Source

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'' Le Chevalier et la Mort '' , Image Source



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