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大きな波をたてながら海原を進む2艘の船。青空を覆う厚い雲、さまざまな色彩で描かれた断崖は、幻想的な雰囲気を醸し出している。ルドンは晩年に帆船の主題を描いている。本作品にみられる帆船には、光輪をいただく人物たちも乗っている。これらの人物たちが誰であるかは定かではないが、聖書外典の『黄金伝説』に含まれる、プロヴァンスの伝説との関係が指摘される。それは、キリストの昇天の後、マグダラのマリア、姉のマルタ、二人の兄弟のラザロが、天使の導きでマルセイユに到着し、この地の異教徒たちにマリアが布教したというものである。（『モネと画家たちのパリ』図録、2007）
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Pola Museum of Art Collection
Acting on with corporate principle, "Pola seeks to contribute to the prosperity and advancement of society through its work in the world of health and beauty" in mind, the Pola Orbis Group has founded...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
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March 28, 2023