Picardy Art Gallery

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As the light of Paris seeps onto the murals of Amiens, Puvis de Chavannes' Dead Christ captures the visitor's gaze. His murals make one forget time, drawing visitors into his painted world. The expression in Young Black Man with a Sword poses a quiet question, and his black-and-white pen drawings seem to search for light even within darkness. His brushstrokes flowing along the walls feel as though a single spirit is seeping into the paintings.