Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Maurice Denis
Born: November 25, 1870
Died: November 13, 1943 (aged 72)
Bio: Maurice Denis was a French painter and writer, and a member of the Symbolist and Les Nabis movements. His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art.
Known for:
- The Road to Calvary (1889)
- The Offertory at Calvary (1890)
- Homage to Cézanne (1900)