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Louis Tauzin
Louis Tauzin (July 21, 1842, Barsac, Gironde—August 30, 1915, Royan) was a French landscape painter, poster artist, and chromolithographer. Education and career Louis Tauzin studied at the under . He specialized in landscapes and seascapes. In the 45 years from 1867 to 1912, he presented 65 works at 37 of the annual Paris Salons. From 1891 he also exhibited regularly at the salon of Toulouse. At expositions in Versailles, he was awarded silver medals in 1884 and 1885. Along with painting, Tauzin had a highly successful career as a commercial artist, eventually becoming ''chef d'atelier'' (head of studio) at Champenois, one of the most prominent chromolithography houses in Paris.Féret, Édouard. ''Statistique générale, topographique, scientifique, administrative, industrielle, commerciale, agricole, historique, archéologique et biographique du département de la Gironde'', vol. 3, part 1, Bordeaux: Féret et fils, 1889p. 592 He produced many posters in lithographic format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barsac, Gironde
Barsac (; ) is a commune on the left bank of the Garonne river in the Gironde department in southwestern France. Geography Barsac is located 37 km upstream the Garonne river of Bordeaux. Barsac station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux. Population Wine The town gives its name to a wine making appellation, Barsac AOC, that produces sweet white wines. The town and its vineyards are separated from the area of Sauternes to the south by the Ciron river, whose cooling effect is of key importance in encouraging the annual action of the ''Botrytis'' fungus on the Sémillon grapes. The area is marginally flatter than its neighbour and its wines are considered to be marginally lighter. The area is however permitted to use the Sauternes appellation. Producers from the area include the First Growths Château Climens, and Château Coutet. Personalities * Venerable Marie-Thérèse de Lamourous (1754 – 1836), a French Lay-woman, member of the underground Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Coutan
Jules-Félix Coutan (; 22 September 1848 – 23 February 1939) was a French sculptor and educator. Life As a student at the École des Beaux-Arts, Coutan was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1872; after his return to Paris he executed the fountain group ''France Bearing the Torch of Civilization'' for the Exposition Universelle (1889), one of the two prominent sculptural commissions for the exposition grounds. Later he taught at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1900, where he expressed his disdain for the researches of Rodin (as ) and the Impressionist sculptors who followed him. He was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1905. Coutan is best known in the United States for the sculptural group above the entrance to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. For Grand Central Terminal, Coutan was contracted to provide a quarter-size scale plaster model of the three-figure allegorical ''Transportation'' group, which he developed from 1911 through 1914. (Coutan never vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Du Louvre
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arrondissement (district or ward) and home to some of the most Western canon, canonical works of Art of Europe, Western art, including the ''Mona Lisa,'' ''Venus de Milo,'' and ''Winged Victory''. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II of France, Philip II. Remnants of the Medieval Louvre fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. Due to urban expansion, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function, and in 1546 Francis I of France, Francis I converted it into the primary residence of the French kings. The building was redesigned and extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his househ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Dieppe
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays, a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
