Like the ostrich, head under wing When the roaring storm br… - Georges Rouault

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Like the ostrich, head under wing When the roaring storm breaks, So many people take refuge Under the soft pillow Of specious arguments.

Georges Rouault

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Georges Henri Rouault (27 May 1871 – 13 February 1958) French Catholic painter associated with Fauvism and Expressionism. Rouault is regarded by many as the most important religious artist of the twentieth century.

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Alternative Names: Joruju Ruō • Zhorzh Ruo • Georges Roualt • g. rouault • Rouault • George Rouault • Georges Henri Rouault

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Like the ostrich, head under wing When the roaring storm breaks, So many people take refuge Under the soft pillow Of specious arguments. - Georges Rouault

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