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Dépôt Des Marbres
The Dépôt des marbres (''marble depot'') of the French Ministry of Public Works was founded on Île des Cygnes (former island), île des Cygnes (Swan Island) in Paris by Controller-General of Finances, French minister of finance Jean-Baptiste Colbert. It was used to store marble due to be allocated to artists with state commissions, as well as statues formerly displayed but removed for political and other reasons. In 1831 Edme Gaulle was made its inspecteur conservateur. On 6 June 1838 Henri Labrouste was made its architect, and Émile Marras also served at it as a conservateur. It was built in the 17th, at a time when the island still had its original name of the ''Île aux vaches'' (Cow Island). In the late 19th century, a number of artist's studios were created in a central pavilion, later occupied by artists such as Isidore Pils, Carolus-Duran, Jean-Paul Laurens and Auguste Rodin. Sources Jacques Letheve, ''Daily Life of French Artists in the 19th Century'', trans. by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Maquerelle Ou Des Cignes
An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms. Isle may refer to: Geography * Isle (river), a river in France * Isle, Haute-Vienne, a commune of the Haute-Vienne ''département'' in France * Isle, Minnesota, a small city in the United States * River Isle, a river in England Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment'' (or ''ISLE''), a journal published by Oxford University Press for the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment *''The Isle'', 2017 film with Conleth Hill * ''The Isle'', a 2000 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk * Isle (album), ''Isle'' (album) Other uses * International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE), a learned society of linguists See also * Aisle, a space for walking, e.g., in a church, classroom, theatre, superm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |