Émile Zola : A Father Hen

The Musée d’Orsay in Paris showcases some twenty portraits the novelist-photographer Émile Zola made of his daughter and model, Denise.

Émile Zola Paris, 1840 - Paris, 1902. Portrait of Denise. About 1900 © Musée d'Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Alexis Brandt

During the last years of his life, Émile Zola (1840–1902) devoted himself to photography. This tenacious passion, “full of ...

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