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Odilon Redon (April 22, 1840 – July 6, 1916) was a Symbolist painter and printmaker, born in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France.
Redon started drawing as a young child, and at the age of 10 he was awarded a drawing prize at school. At age 15, he began formal study in drawing but on the insistence of his father he switched to architecture. His failure to pass the entrance exams at Paris’ École des Beaux-Arts ended any plans for a career as an architect, although he would later study there under Jean-Léon Gerôme.

«L'arte di viaggiare pone una serie di interrogativi il cui studio potrebbe modestamente contribuire alla comprensione di ciò che i filosofi greci indicavano con la bella espressione eudaimonia, ovvero felicità.» Alain de Botton Possono scrittori, artisti e filosofi rivelarsi ottimi compagni di viaggio? Alain de Botton non ha dubbi e si affida a guide illustri del passato per scandire le sue partenze e i suoi ritorni.