Félicien Rops

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Félicien Rops was a 19th-century Belgian artist renowned for his erotic, macabre, and often blasphemous prints and illustrations that explored themes of decadence and modern spiritual crisis.

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Félicien Rops canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
human
illustrator
painter
printmaker
countryOfBirth Belgium
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1833-07-07
dateOfDeath 1898-08-23
educatedAt Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts (Brussels)
surface form: Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles

Académie de Namur
ethnicGroup Belgian
familyName Rops
fieldOfWork book illustration
drawing
etching
lithography
painting
printmaking
genre erotic art
macabre art
religious satire
satirical art
symbolist illustration
givenName Félicien
influenced decadent movement artists
symbolist artists
influencedBy Charles Baudelaire
Gustave Flaubert
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
mannerOfArt erotic, macabre, and blasphemous imagery
movement Decadentism
surface form: Decadent movement

Realism
Symbolism
name Félicien Rops self-link
notableWork Frontispieces for works by Charles Baudelaire
La tentation de Saint Antoine
surface form: La Tentation de Saint Antoine

Les Diaboliques
surface form: Les Diaboliques illustrations

Les Sataniques
Pornokrates
occupation artist
caricaturist
illustrator
painter
printmaker
placeOfBirth Namur
placeOfDeath Corbeil-Essonnes NERFINISHED
primaryTheme death
decadence
modern spiritual crisis
religious transgression
sexuality
religion Roman Catholic background
residence Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Corbeil-Essonnes NERFINISHED
Paris
sexOrGender male
workLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Paris

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