Les Jardins D’armide, Esquisse
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This lush, decorative sketch depicts a scene from the Renaissance epic poem Jerusalem Delivered. Several female figures—some nude, others draped in bright yellow or flowing green and red fabrics—lounge around a pale blue fountain in an idealized garden. The space is framed by a series of green arches and slender trees that open onto a distant, hazy landscape. Denis utilizes bold, flat blocks of unmodulated pastel color, a hallmark of his Synthetist style. By prioritizing rhythmic, decorative harmony over naturalistic shading, he imbues classical mythology with a dreamlike, modern sensibility. Oil on canvas.