The narrative art monograph Félicien Rops: enfant terrible dekadence is dedicated to the life and artistic work of one of the main representatives of European decadence and symbolism. Félicien Rops (1833-1898) was a Belgian painter, printmaker, and illustrator whose work greatly influenced the artistic presentation and interpretation of the sensual beauty of the female body, human sexuality, and the darker aspects of the human soul. This book synthesizes Rops's life story and comprehensively analyzes his free, graphic, magazine, and book illustration work. The publication Félicien Rops: enfant terrible dekadence is the first original Czech art monograph that presents the life and work of this artist in the context of symbolism and decadence. Through careful analyses and representative images, the reader can immerse himself in Rops' world, in which the beauty of the naked female body is set in a taboo sexual, literary, and social context. Year of publication 2013 Binding hardback Number of pages 272