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List Of Works By Francis Renaud
This is a listing of the main works of Francis Renaud (sculptor), Francis Renaud who was a French sculptor born in Saint-Brieuc on 26 November 1887 and who died there in 1973. Strongly influenced by Breton tradition he was an active member of Seiz Breur along with the Breton sculptors Jean Freour, Yann Goulet, Jules-Charles Le Bozec and Raffig Tullou "la Bretonne du Goëlo" This Renaud sculpture stands in Saint-Brieuc's parc des promenades. Monument to Yves Le Trocquer in Pontrieux Yves Le Trocquer was born in Pontrieux and was the Chamber of Deputies (France)#During the Third Republic, parliamentary deputy for Côtes-d'Armor from 1919 to 1930 and served as the Minister of Transport (France), Minister of Public works in seven successive governments. Monument to Anatole Le Braz at the Lycée de St-Brieuc Renaud created a commemorative column featuring sculptures of four people who represented the principal themes of Anatole Le Braz, Le Braz' writing, interspersed by bas-reliefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Renaud (sculptor)
Francis Renaud (1887–1973), was a Breton sculptor mainly noted for his monumental granite public memorials in Brittany. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, Renaud was associated with the revival of Breton nationalist ideals in art in the early 20th century. His earlier works are in a style close to Art Nouveau, influenced by the work of his tutor Jean Boucher. He later moved towards more simplified and stylised forms influenced by Breton traditions, joining the nationalist art movement Seiz Breur. Retaining a studio in Paris, he also lived for part of the year in his native Brittany, where he used local Kersanton granite for his most notable works, especially the ''Pleureuse de Tréguier'' (1922), the town of Tréguier's memorial to the dead of World War I. It depicts a local woman, Marie-Louise Le Put, who had lost her husband in the war and had also lost their three young children. She is shown seated, wrapped in a mourning gown. The memorial is notable for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.Populations légales 2019: 29 Finistère INSEE History  The present department consists of the historical region of and parts of and
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Ploufragan
Ploufragan (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Ploufragan lies adjacent to the southwest of Saint-Brieuc, the prefecture and largest city of Côtes-d'Armor. Population Inhabitants of Ploufragan are called ''ploufraganais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 Communes of France, communes of the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References External links * Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félicité Robert De Lamennais
Félicité may refer to: Geography * Félicité (island), Seychelles * Sainte-Félicité (other) **Sainte-Félicité, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec **Sainte-Félicité, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec People *Félicité Carrel, Italian mountaineer * Félicité Fernig (1770–1841) sister who enlisted in the French army dressed as a man during the French revolutionary wars *Félicité Du Jeu Félicité du Jeu is a French actress. She is best known for her role as DC Stella Goodman in the BBC drama '' Waking the Dead''. Early life Du Jeu studied at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique de Saint-Germain-en-Laye from 1992 to 1996, and took ..., French actress Film * ''Félicité'' (1979 film), Christine Pascal * ''Félicité'' (2017 film), Alain Gomis Other * French frigate ''Félicité'' (1785) {{DEFAULTSORT:Felicite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen
Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen () is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Mesnil-Roc'h. 11 December 2018 Personalities lived in Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen during the 19th century.Population Inhabitants of Saint-Pierre-de-Plesguen are called ''saint-pierrais'' in French.See also * |
Croix Et Medaillon F
Croix (French for "cross") may refer to: Belgium * Croix-lez-Rouveroy, a village in municipality of Estinnes in the province of Hainaut France * Croix, Nord, in the Nord department * Croix, Territoire de Belfort, in the Territoire de Belfort department * Croix-Caluyau, in the Nord department * Croix-Chapeau, in the Charente-Maritime department * Croix-en-Ternois, in the Pas-de-Calais department * Croix-Fonsomme, in the Aisne department * Croix-Mare, in the Seine-Maritime department * Croix-Moligneaux, in the Somme department * Canton of Croix, administrative division of the Nord department, northern France See also * Croix Scaille, a hill plateau in the Ardennes, Belgium * La Croix (other), including places called "La Croix" * St. Croix (other) * Lac à la Croix (other) Lac à la Croix or Lac-à-la-Croix (French for "Lake of the Cross") can refer to the following places in Quebec, Canada: * Lac-à-la-Croix, Quebec, an unorganized territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paimpol
Paimpol (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwest France. It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches. Geography The town is located in the north of Brittany, at the western end of the bay of Saint-Brieuc, at the bottom of the bay of Paimpol. The town is on the old national road D 786, 72 mi east of Saint-Malo, 23 mi south-east of Saint-Brieuc, 21 mi west of Lannion (sub-prefecture) and 44 mi to the south-west of Morlaix . Guingamp (sub-prefecture) is 18 mi to the south, and Rennes is 88 mi to the south-east. Population Inhabitants of Paimpol are called ''paimpolais'' in French. In 1960 Paimpol absorbed the former communes Kerity and Plounez. The population data given in the table below for 1954 and earlier refer to Paimpol proper, without Kerity and Plounez. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 29 September 2008. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Loti
Pierre Loti (; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud ; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.This article is derived largely from the ''Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition'' (1911) article "Pierre Loti" by Edmund Gosse. Unless otherwise referenced, it is the source used throughout, with citations made for specific quotes by Gosse. Biography Born to a Protestant family, Loti's education began in his birthplace, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. At age 17 he entered the naval school in Brest and studied at Le Borda. He gradually rose in his profession, attaining the rank of captain in 1906. In January 1910 he went on the reserve list. He was in the habit of claiming that he never read books, saying to the Académie française on the day of his introduction (7 April 1892), "''Loti ne sait pas lire''" ("Loti doesn't know how to read"), but testimony from friends proves otherwise, as does his libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre National De Chaillot
The Théâtre National de Chaillot (English: Chaillot National Theatre) is a theatre located in the Palais de Chaillot at 1, place du Trocadéro, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Close by the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro Gardens—the Théâtre de Chaillot is among the largest concert halls in Paris. It has long been synonymous with popular theatre and is especially associated with stars such as Jean Vilar and Antoine Vitez. In 1975 the French Ministry of Culture designated it as one of the four List of theatres and opera houses in Paris#National theatres, national theatres of Paris. History The Théâtre national de Chaillot was built between 1934 and 1937 by the brothers Jean and Édouard Niermans for the Paris Exhibition of 1937 on the site of the former Trocadéro#The old Palais du Trocadéro, Trocadéro Palace, itself an elaborate structure built for the Exposition Universelle (1878), Paris World's Fair of 1878. Starting in 1973 the interior of the theatre was comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plœuc-sur-Lié
Plœuc-sur-Lié (; br, Ploheg) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Plœuc-l'Hermitage. 30 November 2015 Geography Climate Plœuc-sur-Lié has a ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Plœuc-sur-Lié is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatur ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trévé
Trévé (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Trévé are called ''trévéens'' in French. See also * Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department * Treve castle References External links * Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langast .Langast (; br, Lanwal; Gallo: ''Langau'') is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Plouguenast-Langast Plouguenast-Langast (; br, Plougonwaz-Lanwal) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Plouguenast (the seat) and Langast. 19 October 2018 Population Inhabitants of Langast are called ''langastiens'' or ''langastais'' in French.See also * Communes of the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
