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Dictionary definition: pompier
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- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
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pompier
A pejorative term applied to French artists of the 19th century (such as Adolphe-William Bouguereau) working in an unoriginal manner, mainly in a late
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Dictionary definition: Pompier, l'art
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists;
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...Pompier, l'art A term applied pejoratively to French academic art (more particularly pretentious ... models wearing firemen's helmets to substitute for ancient military headgear (Fr., pompier ‘fireman’).
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