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Henri Fantin-Latour

Frontispiece: Truth

1885
Lithograph in black with scraping on stone on cream laid paper
45.7 × 32.2 cm (18 × 12.7 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

In addition to the work of Wagner, Fantin was influenced by other great operas composed during his lifetime. In this lithograph a muse inscribes the names of composers whose music most inspired Fantin' s lithographs. The trumpeting figure above the scroll symbolizes fame.

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