Evolution of an icon

Jean Hippolyte Flandrin (1809-1864) was a Neo-Classical painter whose work tends to lack the sensuality of his master, Ingres, yet who managed to produce one picture at least which has been an inspiration to subsequent artists and photographers.
Jeune Homme Assis au Bord de la Mer (Young Man Sitting by the Seashore) was painted in 1836. [...]
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