France / 1891
Procession or Pardon at Perros-Guirec
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Procession or Pardon at Perros-Guirec as painting (France · 1891).
A pardon is a ceremony that occurs on the feast of the patron saint of a church often followed by a procession.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943).
The museum's collection notes: One of the leading artists of a group called the Nabis ("Prophets"), Denis rejected naturalism and materialism out of desire to return spirituality to art. His imaginative compositions emphasize flat, decorative shapes and abstract colors. This painting depicts an annual procession in a small village in Brittany held on the feast day of Saint-Jacques. Young women dressed in white lead the procession; they are followed by married women wearing black and carrying a religious icon.
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