Binant Series

	Binant Series The Binant Series (Scenes of civilian and military life) (French - ''Suite Binant - Scènes de la vie civile et militaire'') was a series of 36 large-format paintings commissioned by (and named after) Parisian art-material dealer Alfred Binant (1822-1904) in the wake of the Siege of Paris (1870-1871), Siege of Paris. 13 artists were involved, producing a precious record of the recent Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune, first exhibited in 1872. Only thirteen of the full paintings survive, all of which are now in the Musée Carnavalet, though 36 modellos for the series were rediscovered in the stores of the Musée Gassendi in Digne-les-Bains in June 2017. History In January 1871, Louis Alfred Binant, a Parisian dealer in paintings, artists' paper, crayons, paintings and other artists' materials with shops on and boulevard Rochechouart (now boulevard Marguerite-de-Rochechouart), commissioned thirteen artists to produce 36 large-format Oil painting, oil on canvas painting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Siege Of Paris (1870-1871) Siege of Paris may refer to: Siege of Paris (845), the Viking siege by Reginherus, possibly Ragnar Lodbrok Siege of Paris (885–886), the Viking siege by Rollo Siege of Paris (978), by Otto II of Germany, and Holy Roman Emperor Siege of Paris (1429), by Charles VII of France and Joan of Arc * Siege of Paris (1435–1436), by Charles VII of France * Siege of Paris (1465), by the League of the Public Weal Siege of Paris (1590), the Protestant siege by Henry IV of France Siege of Paris (1870–1871) The siege of Paris took place from 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871 and ended in the capture of the city by forces of the various states of the North German Confederation, led by the Kingdom of Prussia. The siege was the culmination of the F ..., the German siege in the Franco-Prussian War Artworks * ''The Siege of Paris'', a 1884 painting by Ernest Meissonier See also * Battle of Paris (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Musée D'Art Et D'Histoire De Saint-Denis The Museum of Art and History (in French language, French: ''Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Paul-Éluard''), is a museum located in the historical town of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France, in the northern outskirts of Paris. History The museum was founded in 1901 and was located in the former hôtel-Dieu of the town. When this building was demolished, the museum was rehoused in the municipal library. At the beginning of the 1980s the museum moved into a Carmelites, Carmelite nunnery, winning the European Museum of the Year Award in 1982. Buildings The repurposed buildings of the nunnery include cloisters, cells and a chapel built by Louis XV, whose daughter Louise of France was a Discalced Carmelites, Discalced Carmelite. Collections The museum holds displays about the Carmelites, the Paris Commune and the Surrealism, surrealist poet, Paul Éluard. There is also an archaeological department focusing on the ancient finds in and around the Basilique Saint-Denis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ernest Flammarion Ernest Flammarion (; May 30, 1846, Montigny-le-Roi - January 21, 1936, Paris) was a French publisher, founder of Groupe Flammarion (Flammarion-Marpon Editions). Biography Ernest Flammarion is the fourth in a family of six children whose eldest son, Camille, was a famous astronomer. His parents Jules and Françoise Flammarion ran a haberdashery business. In 1867, he began working in the bookstore business of Mr. Didier in Paris thanks to the recommendation of his brother Camille. Flammarion Foundation He owes his fame to the publishing house that he founded in association with the Charles Marpon bookstore in 1876, the Flammarion-Marpon editions (now Groupe Flammarion), located in the former Café Voltaire on the Place de l'Odeon in the current 6th arrondissement of Paris. The success of this business is due to the commercial success of ''Popular Astronomy'', his brother's book that he published in 1878. It was a huge bestseller in the late 19th century. Subsequently, Flamma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Armand Dayot Armand Dayot, (19 October 1851 – 2 October 1934), was a French art critic, art historian and leftist politician. He was born in Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany. He founded the journal ''L'Art et les artistes'' and the Breton liberal organisation les Bleus de Bretagne. He became successively the head of the prefecture of Oran, head of the Ministry of Arts in the cabinet of Léon Gambetta, and inspector general of the Ministry of Fine Arts. In Brittany he was the principal force behind the Bleus de Bretagne, which promoted modern pro-liberal thought in the province. Dayot's principal contribution was to organise the creation of statues to revolutionaries and freethinkers.Loic Thomas, "Armand Dayot et la ligue des bleus de Bretagne", ''Colloque - les Bleus de Bretagne de la revolution a nos jours'', Archives departmental de Saint-Brieuc, 1990, pp. 351-62 Dayot's thinking on the relationship between the arts and politics was deeply influenced by the work of John Ruskin and Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aubin Hervier Aubin may refer to: * Aubin (name), people with the given name or surname Aubin * Aubin, Aveyron, France, a commune * Aubin, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, a commune * Aubin Codex, a textual and pictorial history of the Aztecs * Aubin, Syria, a Syrian village in the Tartus Governorate See also * Aubin blanc, a minor grape from Toul in Lorraine * Aubin vert, a sibling of Chardonnay from Lorraine * Aubin-Lions lemma, mathematical term * Saint-Aubin (other) Saint-Aubin (French for " Saint Albinus") may refer to: People * Charles Germain de Saint Aubin (1721 – 1786), French draftsman and embroidery designer to King Louis XV * Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724 – 1780), French draftsman, printmaker, etc ... * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq (1 January 1826 – 6 March 1895 was a French painter and illustrator who specialized in military subjects. Early life and education Armand-Dumaresq was born on 1 January 1826, in Paris, France. His father, Gabriel Armand, was also a painter."Dictionnaire des pseudonyms" p. 22, by Georges d'Heylli, 1977. Career He began his art studies with Thomas Couture''Dictionnaire Bénézit'' and was originally a watercolorist and painter. He concentrated on religious themes before becoming interested in military art. In 1858, he was legally authorized to add his mother's maiden name to his, becoming Armand- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alfred Decaen Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment ''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák "Alfred (Interlude)" and "Alfred (Outro)", songs by Eminem from the 2020 album ''Music to Be Murdered By'' Business and organisations Alfred, a radio station in Shaftesbury, England Alfred Music, an American music publisher Alfred University, New York, U.S. The Alfred Hospital, a hospital in Melbourne, Australia People Alfred (name) includes a list of people and fictional characters called Alfred * Alfred the Great (848/49 – 899), or Alfred I, a king of the West Saxons and of the Anglo-Saxons Places Antarctica * Mount Alfred (Antarctica) Australia * Alfredtown, New South Wales * County of Alfred, South Australia Canada * Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario ** Alfred, Ontario, a community in Alfred and Plantagenet * Alfred Island, Nunavut * Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jules Didier Jules is the French form of the Latin "Julius" (e.g. Jules César, the French name for Julius Caesar). In the anglosphere, it is also used for females although it is still a predominantly masculine name.One of the few notable examples of a female fictional character with the name is Jules Lee from the American TV series Orphan Black: Echoes. It is the given name of: People with the name Jules Aarons (1921–2008), American space physicist and photographer Jules Abadie (1876–1953), French politician and surgeon Jules Accorsi (born 1937), French football player and manager Jules Adenis (1823–1900), French playwright and opera librettist Jules Adler (1865–1952), French painter Jules Asner (born 1968), American television personality Jules Aimé Battandier (1848–1922), French botanist Jules Bernard (born 2000), American basketball player Jules Bianchi (1989–2015), French Formula One driver Jules Breton (1827–1906), French Realist painter Jules-André Brill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Eugène Carpezat Eugène Louis Carpezat (Paris, 4 November 1833 – Paris, 26 February 1912) was an acclaimed French scenographer in the Belle Époque. Career Carpezat was the son of lemonade makers Claude François Carpezat and Jacqueline Caniou. After considering a career in the fine and decorative arts (e.g., ''Sabre d'honneur'' designed with Henry Hayez, 1857; the sculpture ''Enfants sur un bouc'', Trouville, 1866), he studied with the famous scenic designer Charles-Antoine Cambon, a specialist in architectural sets. In 1875, Carpezat set up a professional association with fellow scenographer (Joseph-)Antoine Lavastre in order to take over Cambon's workshop at the latter's death. Together, Carpezat and Lavastre designed some of the defining Parisian productions – or parts thereof, as was customary – of the late 1870s and early 1880s: the world premieres of Delibes' ''Lakmé'' (1883), Gounod's ''Polyeucte (opera), Polyeucte'' (1878) and ''Le tribut de Zamora, Le Tribut de Zamora'' (1881), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Auguste Carliez Auguste may refer to: People Surname * Arsène Auguste (1951–1993), Haitian footballer * Donna Auguste (born 1958), African-American businesswoman * Georges Auguste (born 1933), Haitian painter * Henri Auguste (1759–1816), Parisian gold and silversmith * Joyce Auguste, Saint Lucian musician * Jules Robert Auguste (1789–1850), French painter * Tancrède Auguste (1856–1913), President of Haiti (1912–13) Given name * Auguste, Baron Lambermont (1819–1905), Belgian statesman * Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1810–1835), prince consort of Maria II of Portugal * Auguste, comte de La Ferronays (1777–1842), French Minister of Foreign Affairs * Auguste Baillayre (1879–1961), French-born Romanian painter * Auguste Capelier (1905–1977), French art director * Auguste Clot (1858–1936), French art printer * Auguste Comte (1798–1857), French philosopher * Auguste de Marmont (1774-1852), Marshal of the Empire * Auguste Dick (1910–1993), Austrian historian of mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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