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Tag Archives: #Paris
Discoveries & Memories of the Statues of the Tuileries
The famous Tuileries Garden are on almost everyone’s Parisian adventurers ‘bucket list’, and it is very easy to see why. The Tuileries were named after tile-yards (Tuileries) on the site, prior to a Palace was built for Catherine de Medici. … Continue reading
The ‘Hilaire’-strious Career of Camille Hilaire
“Nu au Miroir” French painter and weaver Camille Hilaire was born on 2 August 1916 in Metz. He began painting from a young age and by the age of 15, he had discovered the work of Albrecht Dürer in the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, Paintings
Tagged #FrenchArtists, #Paris, École des Beaux-Arts
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Steinlen’s Le Chat Noir of Montmartre
French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, aka Steinlen was born on November 10, 1859, at Lausanne, Switzerland. He studied at the University of Lausanne and after graduation, married and moved to the Parisian Montmartre Quarter. It was here … Continue reading
Posted in StreetArt
Tagged #Montmartre, #Paris, Le Chat Noir, Steinlen, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
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A Crown, golden in show is but a wreath of thorns
“The Crown of Thorns” (1950) oil on canvas; 163 x 98cm, concerns the Passion of Christ. It is one example of the artwork of non-figurative French painter, stained glass artist and tapestry designer, Alfred Manessier, who was born on 5th … Continue reading
Posted in Artists A-Z, OilPainting, Paintings
Tagged #Paris, Alfred Manessier, Art, Crown of Thorns, Musee D'art Moderne, School of Paris
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Joyeux Le Quatorze Juillet! aka Happy Bastille Day
Went down to my local patisserie “Gateaux” to buy a celebratory slice of cake (for a friend’s birthday). The shop was getting ready for Bastille Day celebrations, so I thought it was time to salute La Tour Eiffel. Any visitor … Continue reading
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Tagged #Paris, Architecture, Art, eiffel towrer, france, gustave eiffel, tourism
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