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Tommaso Inghirami

Posted on October 1, 2020 by beaugrand

The painting, Tommaso Inghirami, 1470-1516 age 46 which I have as a framed prints in my home of both The Vision of a Knight, also called The Dream of Scipio or Allegory, is a small egg tempera painting on poplar … Continue reading →

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Raffaello Sanzio

Posted on October 1, 2020 by beaugrand

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino known as Raphael (B) 1483, Urbino, Italy (D) 1520, Rome, Italy age 37 of a feverand was buried in the Pantheon. Raphael’s funeral was extremely grand, attended by large crowds. He was an Italian painter and … Continue reading →

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Vision of a Knight

Posted on October 1, 2020 by beaugrand

Vision of a Knight, It probably formed a pair with the Three Graces panel, , now in the Château de Chantilly museum. There are a number of theories as to what the panel is intended to represent. Some art historians … Continue reading →

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The Louvre

Posted on April 15, 2020 by beaugrand

The LouvreArchitects: I. M. Pei, Pierre Lescot, Louis Le Vau, Claude PerraultLouis XIV ruled France for 72 years, and in that time transformed Versailles by encompassing Louis XIII’s chateau with a palace that contained north and south wings, as well … Continue reading →

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Musee d’Orsay

Posted on April 15, 2020 by beaugrand

Musee d’Orsay The site was occupied by the Palais d’Orsay intended for the Council of State. It was begun in 1810 but not completed until 1840, when its ground floor was occupied by the Council. After the fall of the … Continue reading →

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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis

Posted on April 9, 2020 by beaugrand

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (B) 1818, Tabán, an area of Buda, part of present Budapest, Hungary (D) 1865, Oberdöbling, Vienna, Austria resulting in serious a condition resulting from the presence of harmful microorganisms in the blood or other tissues and the … Continue reading →

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Raphael

Posted on April 2, 2020 by beaugrand

Living in Florence from 1504 to 1507, he began painting a series of “Madonnas.” In Rome from 1509 to 1511, he painted the Stanza della Segnatura (“Room of the Signatura”) frescoes located in the Palace of the Vatican Some of … Continue reading →

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The first chateau

Posted on January 7, 2020 by beaugrand

The first chateau was built under the direction of Governor Charles Huault de Montmagny in 1648 but by the 1680s it was in a state of disrepair Second chateau “Castle of St. Lewis”, as it was then called, before its … Continue reading →

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Caroline A. Jones

Posted on November 21, 2019 by beaugrand

Caroline A. Jones Born 1954, Durham, NC) age 65 She is an art historian, author, curator, and critic. She teaches and serves within the History Theory Criticism Section of the Department of Architecture at MIT School of Architecture and Planning, … Continue reading →

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A Wine Theme Park Exists in France

Posted on November 1, 2019 by beaugrand

A Wine Theme Park Exists in France It’s The Stuff Of Grown-Up Dreams BY SARAH WEINBERG Close your eyes, and picture your happy place. If you’re surrounded by bottles and bottles of good wine, glass in hand, then good news: … Continue reading →

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