Dear Prof. Pissarro, Is this letter published? I would like to know the rest of Gauguin's words describing Cezanne reciting Virgil. Another scholar (sorry, I forgot the name), mentioned Petrarch who also climbed mts. in southern France while reading Virgil. Did Gauguin know any Petrarch? and did he know Virgil too? I was unaware that some of the Post-Impressionists read many classical authors. Did your grandfather read any Virgil? Perhaps there is a French translation that describes a Virgilian landscape in the same way as Gauguin. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.
Emma Guest PhD candidate in art history, Rutgers University Acquisitions Associate, Thomas J. Watson Library, MMA -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joachim Pissarro Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 6:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VIRGIL: Gauguin and C�zanne In a letter dated January 1885, Gauguin describes C�zanne to a friend of his. He depicts C�zanne as a recluse who spends his time on top of mountains reading and reciting Virgil. Gauguin then draws this strange conclusion: "Hence, C�zanne's horizon lines are high, his skies are painted in intense blues, and his reds are especially vibrant." If anyone has any clue as to how to interpret these lines, I would be grateful to hear it. All the best, Joachim Pissarro Department of the History of Art Yale University ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
