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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