Gustave Moreau

French · 1826–1898 · Painter, Printmaker

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19th century French Symbolist painter (1826-1898)

Born 1826, ParisDied 1898, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q203828 ↗ULAN 500115776 ↗Museum works 15

Symbolism

Also known as G. Moreau, Moreau, moreau gustave

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Gustave Moreau, Pittacus the Tyrant in War Costume — **Pittacus the Tyrant in War Costume**1883 · graphite with watercolor on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodn…

Gustave Moreau, Galathea — **Galathea**1896
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Gustave Moreau, The Voices — **The Voices**1867
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Gustave Moreau, Pietà — **Pietà**1876
National Museum of Western Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Western Art

Gustave Moreau, Salome at the Prison — **Salome at the Prison**1873
National Museum of Western Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Western Art

Gustave Moreau, The Young Man and Death — **The Young Man and Death**1856
Fogg Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fogg Museum

Gustave Moreau, Saint George and the Dragon — **Saint George and the Dragon**1880
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery

Gustave Moreau, Salomé Dancing before Herod — **Salomé Dancing before Herod**1876
Hammer Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hammer Museum

Gustave Moreau, Song of Songs （Cantique des Cantiques） — **Song of Songs （Cantique des Cantiques）**1893
Ohara Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Ohara Museum of Art

Gustave Moreau, Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra — **Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra**1875–76 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Eugene A. Davidson — public domain (CC0)

Gustave Moreau, Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna — **Hercules and the Hydra of Lerna**c. 1876 · Pen and brown and black ink and graphite, with touches of brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white, discolored, on cream laid paper prepared with a pale brown wash, tipped on blue laid paper, laid down on cream board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Joseph and Hel…

Gustave Moreau, Inspiration — **Inspiration**c. 1893 · Watercolor and gouache, with pen and blue ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, wrapped and adhered on verso to wood pulp board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Wesley M. Dix…

Gustave Moreau, La Peri (Mythological Subject) — **La Peri (Mythological Subject)**1865 · Graphite, with brush and black ink, gray wash, and touches of gold metallic paint, heightened with traces of white gouache, on cream wove tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Prints and Drawings Department Purchase Fund — publ…

Gustave Moreau, Portrait of Eugène Lacheurié — **Portrait of Eugène Lacheurié**1852 · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Joseph and Hel…

Gustave Moreau, The Good Samaritan — **The Good Samaritan**c. 1865–70 · watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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