The Woman in Rops' Work

Museums of Namur | Félicien Rops Museum | Guided tour

Therefore it is his era, the end of the 19th century, that he expresses through his graphic work, structured mainly around the themes of love, suffering and death, with the central unifying theme of the woman, la femme fatale in the full meaning of the word. Through her he portrays his vision of his era. Woman is Satan's accomplice, and becomes the supreme attraction which provokes the most extreme vices and torments in Man, a mere puppet.

Bernadette Bonnier
Last modified: Fri Mar 22 12:25:38 MET 1996