Orphism

English

Etymology

Orpheus +‎ -ism; art sense coined by Guillaume Apollinaire.

Proper noun

Orphism

  1. A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus.
  2. (art) A minor Cubist art movement focusing on pure abstraction and bright colours.

Read in another language

This page is available in 1 language

Last modified on 3 March 2013, at 09:24