Charles-Marie DULAC (1865-1898 )Assise, 1896Oil on paper. Signed, dated and located lower left. 26.5 x 33.5 cm An artist with a lightning career, Dulac died at the age of 32 . From 1896-97, he thought only of traveling to Italy, most often to places of Franciscan inspiration, cultivating his passion for primitive Italian art. He painted many small canvases, like the one here, representing views of Assisi, Ravenna, Florence, Fiesole, which he sent to his relatives to pay for his trip.