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Maurice Denis
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French painter (1870–1943)

Also known as: Denis, M. Denis, Moris Deni, Морис Дени, موريس دينيس, 모리스 드니

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Known works

  • Maurice Denis (1966)
  • Nouvelles théories sur l'art moderne, sur l'art sacré, 1914-1921 (1922)
  • Nouvelles théories sur l'art moderne [et] sur l'art sacré, 1914-1921 (1922)
  • Le ciel et l'Arcadie (1993)
  • Un nouveau regard sur Maurice Denis (1996)