Molière and Godolin 1907

Edouard Debat-Ponsan has staged a scene with Molière and Godolin using oil paint. The painting feels like stepping into a sun-drenched courtyard in France, doesn't it? Debat-Ponsan uses these warm, earthy tones – siennas and ochres – to build a sense of place and a story. I imagine him building up the layers, glazing and scumbling to capture that dappled light filtering through the trees. Look at the way Godolin is gesturing, almost as if he's trying to convince Molière of something, or maybe he's just caught up in the moment. The scene makes me wonder about the dialogue between these two artists, a conversation across time about the creative process. Painters are always in conversation with each other, drawing inspiration and pushing back against the past, and that’s what makes it exciting, don’t you think?