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Ernest Cadine (July 12, 1893 – May 28, 1978) was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
Like a phoenix rising (Reichsburg Castle, Germany, built in c.1000. Destroyed by French troops in 1689, the ruins were purchased by a German businessman in the 1800s who subsequently completely rebuilt the castle)
caribbeancivilisation: “Haiti’s history is not an easy one, the genocide of the indigenous Taino Indians by Spanish invaders and the sustained brutality of the French colonial system, which led to the uprising by African and Creole slaves against
Druids Cutting the Mistletoe (1900) by the French history painter Henri-Paul Motte (1846-1922).
Currently reading: French history text book. In French. Currently wanting to be: Diane des Poitiers!
darkryemag: The DARK RYE Guide to (Pretty Much Western) Art History by Neal Pollack Despite its exciting origins at the hands of terrified and superstitious French cave dwellers, and despite the fact that most artists are completely wackadoo, art history
kateoplis: Today in Paris: The largest demonstration in French history
Stockings: early 19th century, French, silk.
moshita: Honoré Fragonard (June 13, 1732 - April 5, 1799) was a French anatomist, now remembered primarily for his remarkable collection of écorchés (flayed figures) in the Musée Fragonard d’Alfort. Fragonard was born in Grasse as cousin to painter
scienceyoucanlove: THE STONE PEOPLE – LIVING STATUES In the 17th century the French physician Patin described the case of a local woman who had ‘turned to wood’. This ‘wood’ was actually bone and the woman possessed an incredibly rare condition
cubbinobi: September 23, 1846 The planet Neptune is observed for the first time by German astronomers Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich Louis d’Arrest using calculations from British astronomer John Couch Adams and French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier.
talesofwar: An RAF Vickers Wellington and a Free French patrol boat rushing to save downed pilots near the Egyptian coast at El Challoum. August 1rd, 1943.
ratak-monodosico: When Napoleon left France for Elba, his supporters wore violets as a secret sign of their allegiance. This 1815 colour print by Jean-Dominique Etienne Canu, Le Secret du Caporal La Violette, conceals images of the exiled emperor, his
fuckyeahhistorycrushes: Ah… Jaques-Louis David. French revolutionist, propagandist, and unbelievable artist. The man even makes murder scenes look beautiful. <3 Unf.
illseabass: Sloth, 2011
No one anticipates the sunset flip
crookedsin: sweatervestformycentaur: Alright, this is kind of an odd question, but: does anybody know anything about Robespierre being asexual or something? Like, I think I’ve heard some small mutterings about this once, but I’m not sure and
gramscislashlenin: sans-culottes – a fashion statement with an edge.
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the-garden-of-delights: “Portrait of Madame de Pompadour” (1756) (detail) by François Boucher (1703-1770).
artschoolglasses: Artistic Movements: Rococo The Rococo style started in the early 18th Century, a favourite of King Louis XV, and fell out of fashion towards the end of the century, making way for more Neoclassical art. The style itself has received
Louis XV de France, Hyacinthe Rigaud. Detail. 1715-09.
medievalpoc: il-tenore-regina: vivelareine: —Marie Antoinette (2006) Just so everyone is clear, the handsome Black man tutoring Marie Antoinette is Joseph Boulogne, classical musician extraordinaire whose work influenced Mozart’s. This has been
gwyndor: i drew these. things when the friend’s internet was Not Working. what else is there to say. not really having the motivation for big things but little doodles are entertaining. theyre nothing serious but you definitely want to full view
zombie-phoenix: Le Général Bonaparte 3 hours, tablet.I wanted to draw something and did this randomly.2-7-16
medicalstate: Le Corset by Ludovic O’Followell. In 1908, a French doctor, Ludovic O’Followell, used x-ray radiography, a medical technology that at the time was still in its infancy, to demonstrate the potential health detriments of the corset.
ryandonato: Between 2003 and 2006, French conceptual artist Philippe Ramette created a series of gravity-defying photographs that show him in seemingly impossible poses. These illusions were not created digitally as Ramette explains to The Guardian in
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889 - 1946), French troops resting
Paul (Hippolyte) Delaroche (1797 - 1856), La mort des fils de roi Edouard I dans la Tour (The death of the sons of king Edward in the Tower), 1831, Louvre
italianartsociety: Giuseppe De Nittis was born on this day in 1846 in the Puglian city of Barletta. Like other 19th-century artists, De Nittis worked out of doors, emulating the plein-air aesthetic and varied light effects of the French Impressionists
arsvitaest: Château de Marly in Marly-le-Roi, France Author: Pierre-Denis Martin, “Martin the Younger” (French, 1663–1742)Date: 1724Medium: Oil on canvas The Château de Marly was a relatively small French royal residence. At the Château of Marly,
Paul Gauguin (Paris 1848 - Atuona, French Polynesia, 1903); Breton Woman with Pitcher, 1888; oil on canvas, 72 x 92 cm
August Macke (Meschede 1887 - Champagne, French-German front, 1914); The Storm, 1911; oil on canvas, 112 x 84 cm; Saarland Museum, Saarbrucken
Gustave Courbet (French, 1819-1877), L’Amazone (Woman in a Riding Habit), 1856; oil on canvas, 115 x 89 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), Porteuses de fruits à l'anse Turin, 1887; oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm; private collection“Gauguin’s Martinique paintings were a precursor to his later Tahiti works, presenting something of an idealized vision of a colorful,
Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917), The Millinery Shop, about 1879-1886; oil on canvas, 100 x 110.7 cm; Art Institute of Chicago “ […] In an early version of the composition, the woman is clearly intended to be a customer; she wears a fashionable
Valentin de Boulogne (French, active in Rome, 1591-1632), Christ and the Adulteress, about 1620s; oil on canvas, 167 x 221 cm, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Diana, 1867; oil on canvas, 200 x 130 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Henri Harpignies (French, 1819-1916), Clair de Lune [Moonlight], 1892. Oil on canvas, 88.5 x 61 cm
Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901-1985), L’Esplanade rose, 1953. Oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm
Serge Poliakoff (Russian-born French, 1900-1969), Composition Abstraite, 1957. Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm
French School, Virgin and Child, 1490-1500. Panel from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville. Oil on panel, 116 × 49.5 cm; the Art Institute of Chicago
cracked: Charles de Gaulle was the leader of the French resistance in World War II, founder of the French Fifth Republic and one of the most notorious presidents in the history of France (if not the most notorious). Oh, and there were 31 recorded
erotic-art-history: Today’s piece of erotic art history comes to us from the late 19th century and is by the French painter Édouard-Henri Avril. Avril became a painter after serving in the French military in the Franco-Prussian War and painted
elisabethofyorks: ┗history art meme -> Édouard Bisson Born in Paris in 1856, Bisson studied art under one of the most successful of French artists, Jean Leon Gerome. He exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists of which he was a member.
wine-loving-vagabond: Jacques-Louis David (French 1748-1825) Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine (detail)
history-of-fashion: 1496 Netherlandish or French - Jacob Obrecht
history-of-fashion: ab. 1566-1568 Anonymous French artist - Henry I, Duke of Guise
history-of-fashion: ab. 1540 Ambrosius Benson - Portrait of Jean de Dinteville (French Ambassador to the court of Henry VIII) (Denver Art Museum)
history-of-fashion:ab. 1550 French School - Portrait of a Man holding Gloves and a Sword (Private collection via Christie’s)
history-of-fashion:1675-1699 French School - Portrait of an Unknown Man in Armour (a member of the Churchill family?)(Dunham Massey)
history-andthe-holocaust: This beautiful photoset by photographer Renée C. Byer is entitled “A Mother’s Journey”. It features Cyndie French and her 10 year old son, Derek Madsen, as he bravely faces neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer. In the
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thestandrewknot: Elements of the original garland from Empress Eugénie of the French’s ‘Feuilles de Groseillier’ parure, by Bapst (1855).
« Mademoiselle Maupin de l'Opéra ». French duellist and opera singer Julie d'Aubigny (1670–1707). Anonymous print. Collection Michel Hennin : Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Illustration found on [Wikipedia], where we also are informed
devildoggraphix:Today (06.06.17) marks the 73rd anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy.On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany
elisabethofyorks:┗history art meme -> Édouard BissonBorn in Paris in 1856, Bisson studied art under one of the most successful of French artists, Jean Leon Gerome. He exhibited regularly at the Salon of French Artists of which he was a member. He
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