Crucified woman

[Jenniferfede]

Louis-Joseph-Raphaël Collin (17 June 1850 – 21 October 1916) was a French painter born and raised in Paris, where he became a prominent academic painter and a teacher. He is principally known for the links he created between French and Japanese art, in both painting and ceramics.

 

[hongzu117]

I had thought that in such a not very tolerant era, no one would create such a controversial work.

 

[Piper Marie]

Louis-Joseph-Raphaël Collin (17 June 1850 – 21 October 1916) was a French painter born and raised in Paris, where he became a prominent academic painter and a teacher. He is principally known for the links he created between French and Japanese art, in both painting and ceramics.

The shadows and the fact that we can't clearly see her face make it a haunting image. Is the man her lover, shocked and saddened at her fate? or is he the one who put her there? It all adds to the misery and emptiness the story this picture tells.