About this artwork
These 12 prints come from Love, a series of color lithographs that form a disjointed narrative about a woman who experiences love, although it is unclear if she is falling in love with a man, nature, or her faith. Each soft and dreamlike image is paired with a caption of fragmented poetry that serves as its title, but these phrases do not directly describe their corresponding images. Maurice Denis, who was also a writer, crafted these puzzling yet evocative captions to add layers of meaning through the interplay of text and image.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Maurice Denis
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Title
- But It is the Heart That Beats Too Quickly, plate twelve from Love
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Origin
- France
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Date
- 1898–1899
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Medium
- Lithograph in yellow-green, pink, and blue on light ivory wove paper
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Dimensions
- 442 × 296 mm (image); 534 × 406 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
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Reference Number
- 1946.432m
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/117219/manifest.json
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