Hope
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · 1872
Why it's great
A young woman in white sits among ruins, holding a green branch, as a symbol of hope after France's defeat in the war of 1870 and 1871. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes painted it in 1872.
🏛️ Part of history
The Franco-Prussian War & the Paris Commune (1870–1871) — A young woman in white sits among ruins, holding a green branch, as a symbol of hope after France's defeat in the war of 1870 and 1871.
Where to see it
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter born in Lyon in 1824. He painted calm, pale murals for the Panthéon in Paris and other public buildings, in a style that influenced many later artists. He died in Paris in 1898.
