The Muse of André Chénier

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André Marie Chénier (30 October 1762 – 25 July 1794) was a French poet of Greek and Franco-Levantine origin, associated with the events of the French Revolution of which he was a victim. His sensual, emotive poetry marks him as one of the precursors of the Romantic movement. His career was brought to an abrupt end when he was guillotined for supposed "crimes against the state", near the end of the Reign of Terror. Chénier's life has been the subject of Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chénier and other works of art. André Chénier Muse (1888), Denys Pieere Puech (1854-1918), Marble, Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, The Royal Cast Collection (Copenhagen,Denmark). Made with Memento Beta (now ReMake) from Autodesk. For more updates, please follow @Geoffrey.Marchal on Twitter.