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# Belgian artist James Ensor and the skeletons in his paintings
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/skelety-derushchiesia-za-kopchennuiu-seld-i-za-poveshennogo-skelety-liubuiushchiesia-shinuazri-skelety-sogrevaiushchie-sebia-i-skelety-pishushchie-kartiny/
- Published: 2022-04-08T07:59:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:55:28.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, People

Skeletons fighting over a smoked herring and over a hanged man, skeletons admiring chinoiserie, skeletons warming themselves, and skeletons painting pictures. Meet the Belgian artist James Ensor (1860-1949)

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