ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
“Mens Sana in Corpore Sano” – Georg Pauli (1855-1935) – Date Created: 1912 – Style: Cubism. For those who aren’t used to wearing a toga or walking the streets of ancient Rome; “Mens sana in corpore sano” – is Latin saying. It normally translated as “a healthy mind in a healthy body.” A good philosophy to follow, even for the LADIES.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Georg Pauli (1855-1935) was a Swedish artist who mixed Cubism with the figurative. Thus, taking the best of the movement created by Picasso and combining it with the Greco-Roman ideal of the academic male figurative. He was also the author of several art-related books. On top of publishing art books, he was a successful painter, art teacher, and portrait artist (both men and women). He called Stockholm his home and was a student of the Royal Swedish Academy of The Fine Arts. His works can be seen at Sweden’s fine arts museum, Nationalmuseum. Go her for more information:
https://www.nationalmuseum.se/
