This painter of (*) Hope and The Sacred Grove was a leading muralist and painted the walls of the Boston Public Library and the Sorbonne.
A fawn sits on some Persian rugs at the feet of a child holding an orange in a painting by this man, which also shows a gold star-and-crescent symbol on a white flag near a cargo hold. That work, set on the deck of a ship, is Marseilles, Gate to the Orient. This artist painted a woman in a black dress protecting a white bird from an eagle in one work, while in another the same woman holds a musket in her hand and stands with her back to the viewer, gesturing toward the sky. Like The Pigeon and The Balloon, this painter's depiction of a nude girl sitting on a burial mound with an olive branch in her hand was inspired by the Franco-Prussian War. A lone structure with Ionic columns appears in a sylvan, lakeside landscape by this artist showing the Muses talking to each other. This painter of (*) Hope and The Sacred Grove was a leading muralist and painted the walls of the Boston Public Library and the Sorbonne. For 10 points, name this French Symbolist known for his fresco-like style.
A fawn sits on some Persian rugs at the feet of a child holding an orange in a painting by this man, which also shows a gold star-and-crescent symbol on a white flag near a cargo hold.
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes 