Henri Focillon, c. 1930's; as quoted by Gaëtan Aguentil, in 'Back to Bazille', December, 2016
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He belongs.. ..,not as a talented beginner but as a master, to this history of the rebirth of French painting which restores the link between man, nature and light.. .He bears in his soul and in his art, mixed to his delicious charm and his painterly audacity, a sort of severe quality, a pride of retained youth he might hold from his protestant education.

— Henri Focillon

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He belongs.. ..,not as a talented beginner but as a master, to this history of the rebirth of French painting which restores the link between man, nature and light.. .He bears in his soul and in his art, mixed to his delicious charm and his painterly audacity, a sort of severe quality, a pride of retained youth he might hold from his protestant education." in the context of "Henri Focillon, c. 1930's; as quoted by Gaëtan Aguentil, in 'Back to Bazille', December, 2016" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Frédéric Bazille

About Frédéric Bazille

Jean Frédéric Bazille (December 6, 1841 – November 28, 1870) was a French Impressionist painter. Many of Bazille's major works are examples of figure painting. Close friends were Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Édouard Manet. Bazille was generous with his wealth, and helped support his less fortunate associates by giving them space in his studio and painting materials to use. He died young as French soldier in the Franco-Prussian War.