Abstract
Félicien Rops: Enfant Terrible of Decadence is a monograph dedicated to the life and work of one of the most important representatives of artistic decadence and symbolism of the 19th century. Félicien Rops (1833–1898) was a Belgian graphic artist, illustrator and painter, whose artwork significantly influenced how the sensual beauty of the female body, human sexuality and the darker sides of the human soul were interpreted.
The monograph systematically describes and analytically interprets Rops’s life and work in historical, social and cultural context. The monograph Félicien Rops: Enfant Terrible of Decadence is the first originally Czech, synthetically conceived book that presents the life and work of one of the most prominent representatives of European symbolism and decadence in comprehensive biographic, artistic and historical context.