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Bastide (Provençal Manor)
Bastide''Bâti'' is a variant. Paneling from the Bâti d'Urfé is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. is a local term for a manor house in Provence, in the south of France, located in the countryside or in a village, and originally occupied by a wealthy farmer. A bastide is larger and more elegant than the farmhouse called a '' mas'', and is square or rectangular, with a tile roof, walls of fine ashlar-stone sometimes covered with stucco or whitewashed, and often built in a square around a courtyard. In the 19th and 20th centuries, many bastides were used as summer houses by wealthy citizens of Marseille. More recently, most bastides in Provence have been transformed into expensive country homes. One well-known bastide in Provence is the Bastide Neuve, located in the village of La Treille near Marseille, which was a summer house for the family of French writer and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 Fifth Avenue, along the Museum Mile on the eastern edge of Central Park on Manhattan's Upper East Side, is by area one of the world's largest art museums. The first portion of the approximately building was built in 1880. A much smaller second location, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, contains an extensive collection of art, architecture, and artifacts from medieval Europe. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 with its mission to bring art and art education to the American people. The museum's permanent collection consists of works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt, paintings, and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean De Florette
''Jean de Florette'' () is a 1986 period drama film directed by Claude Berri, based on a novel by Marcel Pagnol. It is followed by '' Manon des Sources''. The story takes place in rural Provence, where two local farmers plot to trick a newcomer out of his newly inherited property. The film starred three of France's most prominent actors – Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, who won a BAFTA award for his performance, and Yves Montand in one of his last roles. The film was shot back to back with ''Manon des Sources'', over a period of seven months. At the time the most expensive French film ever made, it was a great commercial and critical success, both domestically and internationally, and was nominated for eight César awards, and 10 BAFTAs. The success of the two films helped promote Provence as a tourist destination. Plot The story takes place outside a village in Provence, in the south of France, shortly after the First World War. Ugolin Soubeyran returns from his mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architecture Of Provence
The architecture of Provence includes a rich collection of monuments from the Roman era, Cistercian monasteries from the Romanesque period, medieval castles and fortifications, as well as numerous hilltop villages and fine churches. Provence was a very poor region after the 18th century, but in the 20th century it had an economic revival and became the site of one of the most influential buildings of the 20th century, the Unité d'Habitation of the architect Le Corbusier in Marseille. Provence, in the southeast corner of France, corresponds with the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and includes the departments of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as parts of Alpes-Maritimes and Vaucluse. The original ''comté'' de Provence extended from the west bank of the Rhone River to the east bank of the Var river, bordering the ''comté'' of Nice. Provence culturally and historically extended further west of the Gard to Nîmes and to the Vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clos De Villeneuve
The Clos de Villeneuve is a Bastide (Provençal manor), bastide, or Provençal manor house, built in the 18th century, located in the commune of Valensole in the Department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. Its gardens are classified among the Remarkable Gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture. The bastide was built in the first half of the 18th century by Jean-Baptiste de Villeneuve, the seigneur de Villeneuve, an old Provençal family. The gardens were created in the late 20th century by their present owner, the Comte Andre de Villeneuve Esclapon. They are laid out on three terraces with seven basins and fountains dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. External links Home Page of the Clos de Villeneuve Buildings and structures in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Gardens in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Villeneuve, Clos de Houses in France {{France-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastide De Repentance
The Bastide de Repentance is a historic bastide in Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ..., France. History The bastide was built from 1657 to 1660. Architectural significance It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1984. References Houses completed in 1660 Monuments historiques of Aix-en-Provence 1660 establishments in France {{France-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastide D'Orcel
The Bastide d'Orcel is a historic bastide in Aix-en-Provence, France. It is located on the route de Galice in Aix-en-Provence, in southeastern France. The bastide was completed in 1777, a decade before the French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ... of 1789. It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1984. References Houses completed in 1777 Monuments historiques of Aix-en-Provence {{France-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastide Du Jas De Bouffan
The Bastide du Jas de Bouffan (Granel-Corsy du Jas de Bouffan) is a historic bastide in Aix-en-Provence, France. Location The bastide is located at 17 route de Galice in Jas de Bouffan, a neighbourhood of Aix-en-Provence. History The bastide was built circa 1750 for Gaspard Truphème, an Advisor to the Court of Audits.Guillemette de la BorieÀ visiter : le Jas de Bouffan, la bastide de Cézanne ''La Croix'', July 22, 2014 He hired architect Georges Vallon, who designed many other historic buildings in the centre of Aix. The bastide is surrounded by a private garden with ponds, fountains and sculptures. It was inherited by Gaspard's son, Pierre, followed by his grandson, Joseph, whose daughter Gabrielle passed it to her son, Gabriel Joursin in 1854. The bastide was purchased by banker Louis-Auguste Cézanne, the father of famed painter Paul Cézanne, in 1859. In 1880, Paul Cézanne established an atelier in the attic. He also painted the walls of the living-room. Additionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastide De La Guillermy
The Bastide de la Guillermy is a historic bastide in Les Aygalades, a neighbourhood in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille, France. It was built in the 17th century, making it one of the oldest buildings in Marseille. History In 1689, the de Guillermy family acquired the land (which formerly belonged to the 16th century poet Jean de La Ceppède) and built the bastide shortly after. It is one of the oldest buildings in Marseille. Over the next few centuries, the family hosted Paul Barras and later Princess Françoise of Orléans. The bastide was subsequently purchased by the Savin family. By 1941, the bastide was owned by Mr Rousset, who rented it to the police. Meanwhile, the Nazi invaders began the construction of the A7 autoroute near the bastide. The bastide was acquired by the French state in 1957. It was home to the French police until 2004. In 2009, the French state suggested turning the empty bastide into temporary housing for Romani people The Romani (also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastide Les Brégues D'Or
The Bastide Les Brégues d'Or is a historic bastide in Luynes, a village near Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ..., France. Location It is located on the chemin de la Carrière in Luynes, near Aix-en-Provence, in south-east France. History The bastide was built in the second half of the 18th century. Architectural significance It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1989. References Houses completed in the 18th century Monuments historiques of Aix-en-Provence 18th-century architecture in France {{France-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastide Bel-Air
The Bastide Bel-Air is a historic Bastide (Provençal manor), bastide in Aix-en-Provence, France. It is located on the chemin des Platanes in the northern section of Aix-en-Provence, in southeastern France. The bastide was built in the second half of the 18th century. It has been listed as an Monument historique, official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1980. References Houses completed in the 18th century Monuments historiques of Aix-en-Provence 18th-century architecture in France {{France-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Des Sources (1986 Film)
''Manon des Sources'' (; meaning ''Manon of the Springs'') is a 1986 French language period film. Directed by Claude Berri, it is the second of two films adapted from the 1966 two-volume novel by Marcel Pagnol, who wrote it based on his own earlier film of the same title. It is the sequel to ''Jean de Florette''. ''Jean de Florette'' and ''Manon des Sources'' are ranked No. 60 in ''Empire'' magazine's "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema" in 2010. Plot Following the events of ''Jean de Florette'', Manon, the daughter of Jean, is living in the countryside of Provence near Les Romarins, the farm that her father once owned. She has taken up residence with an elderly Piedmontese squatter couple who teach her to live off the land, tending to a herd of goats and hunting for birds and rabbits. Ugolin Soubeyran, also called Galinette (only by his uncle César), has begun a successful business growing carnations at Les Romarins with his uncle, César Soubeyran—also known as Papet—thank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionable than it once was, Pagnol is still generally regarded as one of France's greatest 20th-century writers and is notable for the fact that he excelled in almost every medium—memoir, novel, drama and film. Early life Pagnol was born on 28 February 1895 in Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône department, in southern France near Marseille, the eldest son of schoolteacher Joseph Pagnol and seamstress Augustine Lansot.Castans (1987), pp. 363–368 Marcel Pagnol grew up in Marseille with his younger brothers Paul and René, and younger sister Germaine. School years In July 1904, the family rented the ''Bastide Neuve'', – a house in the sleepy Provençal village of La Treille – for the summer holidays, the first of many spent in the hilly countryside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
