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L’Idéal: The Ideal Panel #5625
by Anne-François-Louis Janmot
In L’Idéal, Louis Janmot envisions the soul’s longing for truth and transcendence through a soaring, otherworldly journey. A glowing figure in white, representing divine inspiration or a guiding spirit, leads the soul—clothed in earthly brown—across a sky layered with clouds and light. Below them stretches a dramatic landscape of mountains and chasms, symbolizing the trials and illusions left behind. Janmot’s masterful contrast of light and shadow enhances the sense of spiritual elevation, as the soul rises toward its higher calling with awe and trust.
Paintings like those by Anne-François-Louis Janmot make good additions to a home, an office, or even a library.
