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It debuted as the most highly acclaimed work of the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Salon" class="mw-redirect" title="Paris Salon">Paris Salon</a> of 1847, a year before the <a href="/wiki/French_Revolution_of_1848" title="French Revolution of 1848">1848 Revolution</a> which toppled the <a href="/wiki/July_Monarchy" title="July Monarchy">July Monarchy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Courbet_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Courbet-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reminiscent of the style of <a href="/wiki/Raphael" title="Raphael">Raphael</a>, it is typical of the French 'classic' style between 1850 and 1900 today analyzed within the wider current of <a href="/wiki/Academic_art" title="Academic art">academic art</a>. </p><p>It now belongs to the <a href="/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Orsay" title="Musée d'Orsay">Musée d'Orsay</a> in Paris.<sup id="cite_ref-d'Orsay_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-d'Orsay-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was etched by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmond_H%C3%A9douin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edmond Hédouin (page does not exist)">Edmond Hédouin</a> (1820–1889).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Romans_in_their_Decadence&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Couture's composition depicts the perceived <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire" title="Fall of the Western Roman Empire">moral and political decline</a> of the later <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a> through the inebriated and exhausted aftermath of a large orgy, contrasting the weakness and degeneracy of its participants against the statues of gods or emperors proudly displayed around the <a href="/wiki/Classical_Roman_architecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Classical Roman architecture">classical Roman architecture</a> of the painting's setting. Some figures continue to dance among the reclining mass while one man at the right drunkenly addresses a statue, disrespectfully hanging from its arm. Only three appear to have avoided participating in the orgy, consisting of one figure seated contemplatively upon a plinth to the left, and two upright men overlooking the scene from the right. </p><p>The painting is noted for its subdued use of color and its depiction of the human body.<sup id="cite_ref-Texier_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texier-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lancon_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lancon-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Romans_in_their_Decadence&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Romans in their Decadence</i> was one of the two most critically successful works to be exhibited at the salon that year, alongside <i><a href="/wiki/Woman_Bitten_by_a_Serpent" title="Woman Bitten by a Serpent">Woman Bitten by a Serpent</a></i>. Renowned critic <a href="/wiki/Th%C3%A9ophile_Gautier" title="Théophile Gautier">Théophile Gautier</a> compared the realism of the painting to styles practiced in Northern Europe at the time rather than Couture's native France,<sup id="cite_ref-Gautier_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gautier-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while <a href="/w/index.php?title=Edmond_Texier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edmond Texier (page does not exist)">Edmond Texier</a> praised aspects of the work but ultimately considered the painting's scope insufficient to capture the tragedy and dishonor of the era.<sup id="cite_ref-Texier_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Texier-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Napoleon_III" title="Napoleon III">Napoleon III</a> considered the painting's message an attack on the republic and brutally condemned the work.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Romans_in_their_Decadence&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Courbet-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Courbet_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Linda Nochlin, <i>Gustave Courbet: A Study of Style and Society</i> (New York: Garland Publishing, 1976), 129-30.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-d'Orsay-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-d'Orsay_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">“Musée d’Orsay: Thomas Couture Romans during the Decadence.” Accessed March 3, 2020. <a 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href="/wiki/The_Family_Reunion_(painting)" title="The Family Reunion (painting)">The Family Reunion</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Improvised_Field_Hospital" title="The Improvised Field Hospital">The Improvised Field Hospital</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pink_Dress" title="The Pink Dress">The Pink Dress</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Bazille%27s_Studio" title="Bazille's Studio">Bazille's Studio</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Belly</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Pilgrims_going_to_Mecca" title="Pilgrims going to Mecca">Pilgrims going to Mecca</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Bonnard</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Woman_with_a_Cat_(Bonnard)" title="Woman with a Cat (Bonnard)">Woman with a Cat</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Bonheur</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Ploughing_in_the_Nivernais" title="Ploughing in the Nivernais">Ploughing in the Nivernais</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Bouguereau</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Bouguereau)" title="The Birth of Venus (Bouguereau)">The Birth of Venus</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/La_Danse_(Bouguereau)" title="La Danse (Bouguereau)">La Danse</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dante_and_Virgil" title="Dante and Virgil">Dante and Virgil</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Equality_Before_Death" title="Equality Before Death">Equality Before Death</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Les_Or%C3%A9ades" title="Les Oréades">Les Oréades</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Boulanger</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9p%C3%A9tition_du_%22Joueur_de_fl%C3%BBte%22_et_de_%22La_femme_de_Diom%C3%A8de%22_chez_le_prince_Napol%C3%A9on" title="Répétition du "Joueur de flûte" et de "La femme de Diomède" chez le prince Napoléon">Répétition du "Joueur de flûte" et de "La femme de Diomède" chez le prince Napoléon</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Bracquemond</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lady_in_White_(Bracquemond)" title="The Lady in White (Bracquemond)">The Lady in White</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Three_Women_with_Parasols" title="Three Women with Parasols">Three Women with Parasols</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Cabanel</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Cabanel)" title="The Birth of Venus (Cabanel)">The Birth of Venus</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Caillebotte</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Les_raboteurs_de_parquet" title="Les raboteurs de parquet">Les raboteurs de parquet</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Vue_de_toits_(Effet_de_neige)" title="Vue de toits (Effet de neige)">Vue de toits (Effet de neige)</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Cézanne</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hanged_Man%27s_House" title="The Hanged Man's House">The Hanged Man's House</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Card_Players" title="The Card Players">The Card Players</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Gustave_Geffroy" title="Portrait of Gustave Geffroy">Portrait of Gustave Geffroy</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Chassériau</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Arab_Chiefs_Challenging_each_other_to_Single_Combat_under_the_Ramparts_of_a_City" title="Arab Chiefs Challenging each other to Single Combat under the Ramparts of a City">Arab Chiefs Challenging each other to Single Combat under the Ramparts of a City</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>de Chavannes</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Poor_Fisherman" title="The Poor Fisherman">The Poor Fisherman</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Turtle_Seller" title="The Turtle Seller">The Turtle Seller</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Courbet</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/A_Burial_at_Ornans" title="A Burial at Ornans">A Burial at Ornans</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/L%27Origine_du_monde" title="L'Origine du monde">L'Origine du monde</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Painter%27s_Studio" title="The Painter's Studio">The Painter's Studio</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Le_ruisseau_noir" title="Le ruisseau noir">Le ruisseau noir</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wounded_Man_(painting)" title="The Wounded Man (painting)">The Wounded Man</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Couture</b></span>: <i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Romans in their Decadence</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Daubigny</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Harvest_(Daubigny)" title="The Harvest (Daubigny)">The Harvest</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Daumier</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Laundress_(Daumier)" title="The Laundress (Daumier)">The Laundress</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Republic_(Daumier)" title="The Republic (Daumier)">The Republic</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Degas</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/L%27Absinthe" title="L'Absinthe">L'Absinthe</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bellelli_Family" title="The Bellelli Family">The Bellelli Family</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Caf%C3%A9-Concert_at_Les_Ambassadeurs" title="Café-Concert at Les Ambassadeurs">Café-Concert at Les Ambassadeurs</a></i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1885)</span> – <i><a href="/wiki/Les_Choristes" title="Les Choristes">Les Choristes</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Orchestra_at_the_Opera" title="The Orchestra at the Opera">The Orchestra at the Opera</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portraits_at_the_Stock_Exchange" title="Portraits at the Stock Exchange">Portraits at the Stock Exchange</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tub" title="The Tub">The Tub</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Dehodencq</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Boabdil%27s_Farewell_to_Granada" title="Boabdil's Farewell to Granada">Boabdil's Farewell to Granada</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Delacroix</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Arab_Horses_Fighting_in_a_Stable" title="Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable">Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Denis</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Homage_to_C%C3%A9zanne" title="Homage to Cézanne">Homage to Cézanne</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Detaille</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dream_(Detaille)" title="The Dream (Detaille)">The Dream</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Doré</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Enigma_(Dor%C3%A9)" title="The Enigma (Doré)">The Enigma</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Fantin-Latour</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Around_the_Piano" title="Around the Piano">Around the Piano</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Corner_of_the_Table" title="The Corner of the Table">The Corner of the Table</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Homage_to_Delacroix" title="Homage to Delacroix">Homage to Delacroix</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/A_Studio_at_Les_Batignolles" title="A Studio at Les Batignolles">A Studio at Les Batignolles</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Gauguin</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Arearea" title="Arearea">Arearea</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beautiful_Angel" title="The Beautiful Angel">The Beautiful Angel</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Breton_Peasant_Women" title="Breton Peasant Women">Breton Peasant Women</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Schuffenecker_Family" title="The Schuffenecker Family">The Schuffenecker Family</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Self-Portrait_in_a_Hat" title="Self-Portrait in a Hat">Self-Portrait in a Hat</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Self-Portrait_with_the_Yellow_Christ" title="Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ">Self-Portrait with the Yellow Christ</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tahitian_Women_on_the_Beach" title="Tahitian Women on the Beach">Tahitian Women on the Beach</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Vairumati" title="Vairumati">Vairumati</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Gérôme</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cock_Fight" title="The Cock Fight">The Cock Fight</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Jerusalem_(painting)" title="Jerusalem (painting)">Jerusalem</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Reception_of_the_Grand_Cond%C3%A9_at_Versailles" title="Reception of the Grand Condé at Versailles">Reception of the Grand Condé at Versailles</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Gervex</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/A_Session_of_the_Painting_Jury" title="A Session of the Painting Jury">A Session of the Painting Jury</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Glaize</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Gallic_Women:_Episode_from_the_Roman_Invasion" title="The Gallic Women: Episode from the Roman Invasion">The Gallic Women: Episode from the Roman Invasion</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Ingres</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Source_(Ingres)" title="The Source (Ingres)">The Source</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Laurens</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Excommunication_of_Robert_the_Pious" title="The Excommunication of Robert the Pious">The Excommunication of Robert the Pious</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Lefebvre</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Truth_(Lefebvre)" title="The Truth (Lefebvre)">The Truth</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Luce</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Quai_Saint-Michel_and_Notre-Dame" title="The Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-Dame">The Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-Dame</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Manet</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Balcony_(Manet)" title="The Balcony (Manet)">The Balcony</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Berthe_Morisot_with_a_Bouquet_of_Violets" title="Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets">Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Blonde_Woman_with_Bare_Breasts" title="Blonde Woman with Bare Breasts">Blonde Woman with Bare Breasts</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Bullfight_(Manet)" title="Bullfight (Manet)">Bullfight</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Le_D%C3%A9jeuner_sur_l%27herbe" title="Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe">Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Flowers_in_a_Crystal_Vase" title="Flowers in a Crystal Vase">Flowers in a Crystal Vase</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fifer" title="The Fifer">The Fifer</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Madame_Manet_at_the_Piano" title="Madame Manet at the Piano">Madame Manet at the Piano</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Olympia_(Manet)" title="Olympia (Manet)">Olympia</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Port_of_Boulogne_by_Moonlight" title="The Port of Boulogne by Moonlight">The Port of Boulogne by Moonlight</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Clemenceau_(Manet,_Paris)" title="Portrait of Clemenceau (Manet, Paris)">Portrait of Clemenceau</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Emile_Zola" title="Portrait of Emile Zola">Portrait of Emile Zola</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Marguerite_de_Conflans" title="Portrait of Marguerite de Conflans">Portrait of Marguerite de Conflans</a></i> <sup>[1]</sup> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Monsieur_and_Madame_Manet" title="Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Manet">Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Manet</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_St%C3%A9phane_Mallarm%C3%A9" title="Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé">Portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Reading_(Manet)" title="The Reading (Manet)">The Reading</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/A_Sprig_of_Asparagus" title="A Sprig of Asparagus">A Sprig of Asparagus</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Waitress_(Manet)" title="The Waitress (Manet)">The Waitress</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Matisse</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Luxe,_Calme_et_Volupt%C3%A9" title="Luxe, Calme et Volupté">Luxe, Calme et Volupté</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Meissonier</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/French_Campaign,_1814_(Meissonier)" title="French Campaign, 1814 (Meissonier)">French Campaign, 1814</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Siege_of_Paris_(Meissonier)" title="The Siege of Paris (Meissonier)">The Siege of Paris</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Millet</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Angelus_(painting)" title="The Angelus (painting)">The Angelus</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Gleaners" title="The Gleaners">The Gleaners</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Shepherdess_with_her_Flock" title="Shepherdess with her Flock">Shepherdess with her Flock</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Winnower_(Millet)" title="The Winnower (Millet)">The Winnower</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Monet</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Artist%27s_Garden_at_Giverny" title="The Artist's Garden at Giverny">The Artist's Garden at Giverny</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/A_Cart_on_the_Snowy_Road_at_Honfleur" title="A Cart on the Snowy Road at Honfleur">A Cart on the Snowy Road at Honfleur</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Le_D%C3%A9jeuner_sur_l%27herbe_(Monet,_Paris)" title="Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Monet, Paris)">Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Magpie_(Monet)" title="The Magpie (Monet)">The Magpie</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Regatta_at_Argenteuil" title="Regatta at Argenteuil">Regatta at Argenteuil</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Resting_Under_a_Lilac_Bush" title="Resting Under a Lilac Bush">Resting Under a Lilac Bush</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Road_in_Front_of_Saint-Simeon_Farm_in_Winter" title="The Road in Front of Saint-Simeon Farm in Winter">The Road in Front of Saint-Simeon Farm in Winter</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Women_in_the_Garden" title="Women in the Garden">Women in the Garden</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Moreau</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Apparition_(Moreau,_Mus%C3%A9e_d%27Orsay)" title="The Apparition (Moreau, Musée d'Orsay)">The Apparition</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Morisot</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cradle_(Morisot)" title="The Cradle (Morisot)">The Cradle</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Motte</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fianc%C3%A9e_of_Belus" title="The Fiancée of Belus">The Fiancée of Belus</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Ottmann</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Luxembourg_Station_in_Brussels" title="The Luxembourg Station in Brussels">The Luxembourg Station in Brussels</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Regnault</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Summary_Execution_under_the_Moorish_Kings_of_Granada" title="Summary Execution under the Moorish Kings of Granada">Summary Execution under the Moorish Kings of Granada</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Renoir</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Bal_du_moulin_de_la_Galette" title="Bal du moulin de la Galette">Bal du moulin de la Galette</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bathers_(Renoir)" title="The Bathers (Renoir)">The Bathers</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dance_in_the_City" title="Dance in the City">Dance in the City</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dance_in_the_Country" title="Dance in the Country">Dance in the Country</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bazille_at_his_Easel" title="Frédéric Bazille at his Easel">Frédéric Bazille at his Easel</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Girls_at_the_Piano" title="Girls at the Piano">Girls at the Piano</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_the_Painter_Claude_Monet" title="Portrait of the Painter Claude Monet">Portrait of the Painter Claude Monet</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_William_Sisley" title="Portrait of William Sisley">Portrait of William Sisley</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Swing_(Renoir)" title="The Swing (Renoir)">The Swing</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Rousseau</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Snake_Charmer_(Rousseau)" title="The Snake Charmer (Rousseau)">The Snake Charmer</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Sérusier</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Talisman_(painting)" title="The Talisman (painting)">The Talisman</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Seurat</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Circus_(Seurat)" title="The Circus (Seurat)">The Circus</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Sisley</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Avenue_of_Poplars_near_Moret-sur-Loing" title="Avenue of Poplars near Moret-sur-Loing">Avenue of Poplars near Moret-sur-Loing</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Canal_du_Loing_(painting)" title="The Canal du Loing (painting)">The Canal du Loing</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Canal_Saint-Martin_(painting)" title="The Canal Saint-Martin (painting)">The Canal Saint-Martin</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Chemin_de_la_Machine,_Louveciennes" title="Chemin de la Machine, Louveciennes">Chemin de la Machine, Louveciennes</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Forge_at_Marly-le-Roi" title="The Forge at Marly-le-Roi">The Forge at Marly-le-Roi</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Regatta_at_Molesey_near_Hampton_Court" title="Regatta at Molesey near Hampton Court">Regatta at Molesey near Hampton Court</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Resting_by_a_Stream_at_the_Edge_of_the_Wood" title="Resting by a Stream at the Edge of the Wood">Resting by a Stream at the Edge of the Wood</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Rue_de_la_Chauss%C3%A9e_in_Argenteuil" title="Rue de la Chaussée in Argenteuil">Rue de la Chaussée in Argenteuil</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/View_of_the_Canal_Saint-Martin" title="View of the Canal Saint-Martin">View of the Canal Saint-Martin</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_of_Voisins" title="The Village of Voisins">The Village of Voisins</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Toulouse-Lautrec</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Le_Lit_(Toulouse-Lautrec)" title="Le Lit (Toulouse-Lautrec)">Le Lit</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/La_Toilette_(Toulouse-Lautrec)" title="La Toilette (Toulouse-Lautrec)">La Toilette</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;background-color: #eee;">American</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Harrison</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Solitude_(Harrison)" title="Solitude (Harrison)">Solitude</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Tanner</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_Lazarus" title="The Resurrection of Lazarus">The Resurrection of Lazarus</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Whistler</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Whistler%27s_Mother" title="Whistler's Mother">Whistler's Mother</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;background-color: #eee;">Belgian</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="smallcaps"><b>van Rysselberghe</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/Sailboats_and_Estuary" title="Sailboats and Estuary">Sailboats and Estuary</a></i></li> <li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Stevens</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bath_(Stevens)" title="The Bath (Stevens)">The Bath</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/What_is_Called_Vagrancy" title="What is Called Vagrancy">What is Called Vagrancy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;background-color: #eee;">British</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Burne-Jones</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Fortune_(Burne-Jones)" title="The Wheel of Fortune (Burne-Jones)">The Wheel of Fortune</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;background-color: #eee;">Dutch</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Van Gogh</b></span>: <i><a href="/wiki/L%27Arl%C3%A9sienne_(painting)" title="L'Arlésienne (painting)">L'Arlésienne</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Bedroom_in_Arles" title="Bedroom in Arles">Bedroom in Arles</a></i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(3rd version)</span> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Church_at_Auvers" title="The Church at Auvers">The Church at Auvers</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Starry_Night_Over_the_Rh%C3%B4ne" title="Starry Night Over the Rhône">Starry Night Over the Rhône</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Dr._Gachet" title="Portrait of Dr. Gachet">Portrait of Dr. Gachet</a></i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2nd version)</span> – <i><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Gachet%27s_Garden_in_Auvers" title="Doctor Gachet's Garden in Auvers">Doctor Gachet's Garden in Auvers</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Fritillaries_in_a_Copper_Vase" title="Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase">Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Van_Gogh_self-portrait_(1889)" title="Van Gogh self-portrait (1889)">Self-portrait</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align: left;background-color: #eee;">Finnish</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="smallcaps"><b>Edelfelt</b></span>: <i><a 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