Carolus-Duran's Lilia
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Lilia
Carolus-Duran -- French portrait painter/teacher
1890
dépôt du Musée d’Orsay, Paris 
Oil on canvas
Size?
(inv. RF 635.)
Jpg: www.augustins.org
 
From: www.augustins.org

Exhibited in 1890 at the Artistic Society (Cercle de l'union artistique) to critical acclaim. "Lilia," the painting is meant to represent the heroine of George Sand's novel by the same name (published in 1839). The character also inspired Courbet.

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By:  Natasha Wallace
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Created 7/14/2004
Updated 7/14/2004