ArtistsPaul Verlaine
Paul Verlaine

Paul Verlaine

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WA-00031689
Symbolism
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7
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Paul Verlaine (1844, 1896) was a French Symbolist poet whose innovations in prosody and sound fundamentally altered late 19th-century verse. Working primarily in poetry, he championed the musicality of language through irregular metre, assonance, and subtle rhyme schemes, departing sharply from the formal rigidity of his predecessors. His collections including Fêtes galantes and Romances sans paroles established a lyrical mode that prioritized atmosphere and emotion over narrative clarity. Verlaine's influence on modernist literature extends across multiple languages and generations.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Artworks (5)

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5 published of 5 catalogued · 4 with image
  • Rijksmuseum
    3 published3 img
  • The Met
    1 published
  • MoMA
    1 published1 img
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Parallèlement (In Parallel) (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Parallèlement (In Parallel) (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Rijksmuseum
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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