Séraphine Louis

Séraphine Louis, known as Séraphine de Senlis, was a French painter in the Outsider art. Self-taught, she was inspired by her religious faith and by stained-glass church windows and other religious art. The intensity of her images, both in colour and replicative design, is sometimes interpreted as a reflection of her own psyche, walking a tightrope between ecstasy and mental illness. Wikipedia

• Born:  September 3, 1864, Arsy, France
• Age at death:  78 years
• Died:  December 11, 1942, Villers-sous-Erquery, France
• Nationality:  French
• Education:  self-taught
• Known for:  painting
• Movement:  Outsider art