“Dead Poet Borne by Centaur” by Gustave Moreau


“Dead Poet Borne by Centaur” (1890) by Gustave Moreau

The French Symbolists were hella weird and wonderful. (Andre Breton was obsessed with Moreau in particular, cialis and considered him to be a kind of grandaddy to Surrealism.)

Posted by Meredith Yayanos on December 16th, 2011
Filed under Art, Centaur Week, Poetry, Vive la France, Ye Olde

3 Responses to ““Dead Poet Borne by Centaur” by Gustave Moreau”

  1. stephanie Says:
    December 16th, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    had the chance to visit his museum in france. it’s a little gem!

  2. Brontops Says:
    December 17th, 2011 at 2:26 am

    Others centaurs:

    a book written by Moacyr Scliar: “Centauro no Jardim” about a centaur called Guedali Tratskovsky – ISBN: 9788535918700

    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1182136.The_Centaur_in_the_Garden

    a post from Neatorama via Annals of Improbable Research
    http://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/31/anatomy-of-the-centaur/

  3. Amandine Says:
    December 19th, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    …not going into all that akward (maybe)-Freudian stuff about why I liked horses as a leetle girl…