Séraphine Louis, known as "Séraphine de
Senlis" ("Séraphine of Senlis") (1864–1942), was a French
painter in the naïve style. Self-taught, she was
inspired by her religious faith and by stained-glass church windows
and other religious art. The intensity of her images, both in color
and in replicative designs, are sometimes interpreted as a
reflection of her own psyche, walking a tightrope between ecstasy
and mental illness.
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