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Vendémiaire Pavot
Vendémiaire Pavot (30 September 1883 – 18 December 1929) was a French sculptor. Main works ''La Faunesse'' This 1913 work can be seen in the Valenciennes Jardin de la Rhônelle. Edmond Mambré medallion This medallion depicts the Valenciennes musician and dates to 1912. It can be seen in 13, rue Notre-Dame, Valenciennes. The façade of Albert's l'hôtel de ville The Albert hôtel de ville was built in the "Flemish" style with art déco influences and was designed by architects Alexandre Miniac Alexandre Miniac (5 July 1885 – 3 December 1963) was a French architect and watercolorist Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin '' ... and Benjamin Maneval. The building was inaugurated in 1932. Pavot created a moulded cement frieze for the front of the building with 12 panels depicting workers in the fields, industrial scenes and scenes showing a young father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INTRO
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Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a steady population decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded. The 1999 census recorded that the population of the commune of Valenciennes was 41,278, and that of the metropolitan area was 399,677. History Before 1500 Valenciennes is first mentioned in 693 in a legal document written by Clovis II (''Valentiana''). In the 843 Treaty of Verdun, it was made a neutral city between Neustria and the Austrasia. Later in the 9th century the region was overrun by the Normans, and in 881 the town passed to them. In 923 it passed to the Duchy of Lower Lotharingia dependent on the Holy Roman Empire. Once the Empire of the Franks was established, the city began to develop, though the archaeological record has still not revealed all it has to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Miniac
Alexandre Miniac (5 July 1885 – 3 December 1963) was a French architect and watercolorist Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin ''aqua'' "water"), is a painting method”Watercolor may be as old as art itself, going back to t .... 1885 births 1963 deaths 20th-century French architects 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists University of Rennes alumni {{France-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
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1929 Deaths
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French Male Sculptors
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