Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec vs. Victor Hugo
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 – 1901
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Montfa, known as Toulouse-Lautrec, was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist, and illustrator. His immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the late 19th century allowed him to produce popular works of art from decadent affairs.
"Love is when the desire to be desired takes you so badly, that you feel you could die of it! Eh? What? Isn't that so, my dear chap?"
Victor Hugo
1802 – 1885
Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician.
"What Is Love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars …"