his architectural career spanned less than a decade and none of his major designs had been built

Such structures were not just made to be inhabited—they symbolized grandeur

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Edited by Giovannangelo Camporeale

Reconsidering Gérôme garden of delight his architectural career spanned lessEdited by Scott Allan and Mary Morton Jean Lon Grme (18241904) was an undisputed professional success during his lifetime. Crowds flocked to see his vividly rendered historical and Orientalist compositions, and thanks to the mass marketing of his work through mechanical reproduction, he reached audiences on an unprecedented scale. From the outset, however, his success met with critical hostility. mile Zola, champion of douard Manet, dismissed Grme as