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artists was that there was no religious denomination for art. "What is more real? The torments of the figure of Christ or the beautiful expensive necklace you are wearing?" the priest asked a parishioner who was criticizing the novel way in which
Germaine Richier had symbolised the Christ in Agony in
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that was to become very influential among art critics no longer satisfied with what was considered outdated 19th-century church decoration. Father
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Barillet -again in company with Father Couturier, master-glazier as well as designer- are but some of the artisans whose name will forever be linked to the renewal inspired by Father Couturier.
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overseas in the United States and Canada. Upon his return to Europe after the war, he became involved in a very practical way in some of the greatest artistic adventures of the 20th century:
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This exhibition changed its name to SAESAM in 1994. Currently it maintains an online presence as a forum for artists to share their work and ideas connected to
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