Maurice Denis

true events and the feelings and emotions felt by the poet during a memorable aspect of her childhood. When Olds was eight years old, she emptied a bottle of ink onto her parents’ bedspread and was tied to a chair as punishment. In perception by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, a French philosopher commonly associated with the philosophical movement of existentialism, he demonstrates “‘Olds’s serial return to the moment of this punishment within the space of the lyric poem is a formal method for

Marshal De Saxe was born in Goslar, Germany in 1696 and was immediately thrusted into nobility shortly thereafter. This nobility allowed him to be exposed to the military lifestyle of his time at a very young age, which would be a major contributor to his future success. He would eventually serve under and study with such greats as Alexander the Great and then be hired to serve in the French Army. This would lead him to earn the title of “Marshal-General of the Kings camps and armies” while serving

When at the Legion of Honor, we as a group came across a painting known as “The Pâté” which was completed by French artist John Baptiste Oudry in 1743. Some quick dimensions of the painting include, 69 3/4 x 49 (177.2 x 124.5 cm) being a rather average size painting in that century in that geographical location. The artist John Baptiste Oudry was a well known Rococo painter, tapestry designer as well as illustrator. Most of his praised work was centered around hunted game or animals in well forested

Exhibition Overview: Among the many fabulous pieces of art housed at the DMA, there lies a hidden gem that has yet to be on display. The Album of La Revue Blanche, a collection of prints commissioned by the late 19th century Parisian anarchist journal, provides not only an insight into popular fin-de-siècle French print culture, but also a beautiful case-study in the techniques developed by leading artists in the realm of fine art lithography. It is the goal of this exhibit to explore the place

The Notre Dame Cathedral is the most visited tourist site in France, beating the Eiffel tower with 13 million visitors each year. Because it took over 300 years to build, there are many different styles of the architecture shown throughout the building(notredamecathedralparis.com). This structure shows the hardships of war and the enlightened thinking of the Renaissance. Built in 12th century France, the Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the biggest French Catholic cathedrals in France and is still

In 1937, she joined the old vic company, london in a production by michael saint- denis and played the character lady macbeth opposite laurence olivier. She again played lady macbeth in 1947 in new york opposite maurice evans . In 1942-43, she played olga in chekhov's three sisters along with actors like katherine cornell, ruth gordon, edmund gwenn, dennis king and alexander knox. In 1947, she won a

were scientific advances such as better quality brushes and synthetic paint pigments that became available. Post-Impressionism came about later in 19th century (1880-1890's) France. During that time, Edouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, and Maurice Denis, members of a group of experimental artists known as the Nabis, played a significant role in the revival of decorative painting. Their experimentation with the arrangement of line and color was meant to function as a visual equivalent of nature

Although La Promenade was not the title given to this painting by Renoir, this painting is partially a tribute to previous artists whom Renoir tremendously esteemed. Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841 in France. Renoir lived during the Impressionist movement, which was a French art movement from the 1850’s till around 1900. He studied under a man named Charles Gleyre, who also taught skillful painters such as Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Frédéric Bazille. Monet, Sisley, and

Bonnard was a leader of Post-impressionist avant-garde artists group, which was found by him and some of his friends-painters (such as Maurice Denis and Édouard Vuillard) at the school of art in Paris. The young artists began to call themselves Les Nabis ("a prophet" in Hebrew). Their art was mostly inspired by the contemporary artists of their time, such as Paul Gauguin (attracted to the use

Abstract Notre-Dame of Paris is one of the most prominent cathedrals in the land of Paris and portrays many diversified Gothic characteristics. This research essay will explore the cathedral in detail while emphasizing on the influence of Gothic architecture on the cathedral. Notre-Dame of Paris bears all the structural features of a Gothic cathedral including the famous rose window. By far, the Gothic style has influenced the entire design of Notre-Dame of Pairs. If there were other influences