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Gabriel Guay
Gabriel Guay (October 14, 1848 – September 15, 1923), whose full name was Julien Gabriel Guay, was a French painter and teacher. From 1873 he exhibited works at the annual Paris Salon. He painted portraits, and also scenes inspired by literature, mythology, the Bible, and Christian martyrdom. His reverence for nature and especially for trees, combined with his affinity for the female nude, resulted in his most distinctive and widely exhibited paintings, depicting dryads in the woods. Personal life Guay was born in 1848 in a northern Parisian suburb, the village of Quartier de La Chapelle, La Chapelle; in 1859 it was incorporated into the 18th arrondissement of Paris. His parents were Jules Antoine Guay and Louise Joséphine Cottin. After his death in 1923 he was survived by his widow, Virginie Alexandrine Lequin. His circle of friends included the artists Édouard Debat-Ponsan, , Adrien Demont, Virginie Demont-Breton, , Henri Pille, Tony Robert-Fleury, and :fr:François Théveno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartier De La Chapelle
The Quartier de La Chapelle is a neighborhood of Paris, in the eastern part of the 18th arrondissement of Paris, 18th arrondissement. It was originally the village of ''La Chapelle'' on the outskirts of Paris and a communes of France, commune in its own right, separated from the commune of Paris by the mur des Fermiers généraux, wall of the Farmers-General. However, as part of the city's major 19th-century expansion, the former village was absorbed by Paris in 1860. References 18th arrondissement of Paris Districts of Paris, La Chapelle {{Paris-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Roger-Milès
Léon Roger (also known as Léon Roger-Milès or just Roger-Milès; 3 November 1859 – 9 May 1928) was a French lawyer, historian, poet, journalist and art critic. Biography Born in Paris, — Mort à Angoulême le 9 mai dernier; — de notre excellent confrère L. Roger-Milès. Roger-Milès was a professor at Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour from 1879 to 1887. From 1887 to 1899, he was an advocate in the cour d'appel. From 1878, he also directed ''Le Parnasse'' and founded the review ''Le Monde poétique'' (1884–1888), of which he was also the director. As a journalist, he wrote for '' Le Figaro illustré'', '' L'Eclair'', ''Le Temps'', '' Le Courrier français'', ''le Soir'', ''le Gaulois'', '' L'Evènement'', '' Efimeris ton Athinon'', '' Le Journal du grand monde'', '' La Semaine de Paris'', ''La Revue des Deux Mondes'', and ''Le Cousin Pons'' (revue d'art). His book ''Les Heures d'une Parisienne'' (1890) includes the titular short novel together with ''Pures et Impures'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Houssaye
Henry Houssaye (also Henri) (24 February 184823 September 1911), was a French historian and academician. Biography Houssaye was born in Paris, the son of the novelist Arsène Houssaye. He distinguished himself in the Franco-Prussian War, and was subsequently an editor of the ''Journal des Débats'' and the ''Revue des Deux Mondes''. His early writings were devoted to classical antiquity, his knowledge drawn partly from visits to the actual Greek sites in 1868. He published successively ''Histoire d’ Apelles'' (1867), a study on Greek art; ''L'Armée dans la Grèce antique'' (1867); ''Histoire d’Alcibiade et de la République athénienne, depuis la mort de Périclès jusqu’à l’avènement des trente tyrans'' (1873; received from the French Academy the prize established by Thiers); Papers on ''Le Nombre des citoyens d'Athènes au Vème siècle avant l’ère chrétienne'' (1882); ''La Loi agraire à Sparte'' (1884); ''Le premier siège de Paris, an 52 avant l’ère chrétien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maison De Victor Hugo
Maison de Victor Hugo () is a writer's house museum located where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years between 1832 and 1848.Information sheet from the Maire de Paris entitled 'Maisons de Victor Hugo'. It is one of the 14 City of Paris' Museums that have been incorporated since January 1, 2013 in the public institution Paris Musées. History The museum is in the Place des Vosges (3rd and 4th arrondissement of Paris) and dates from 1605 when a lot was granted to Isaac Arnauld in the south-east corner of the square. It was substantially improved by the de Rohans family, who gave the building its current name of Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée. Victor Hugo was 30 when he moved into the house in October 1832 with his wife Adèle. They rented a 280 square metre apartment on the second floor. The mansion was converted into a museum when a large donation was made by Paul Meurice to the city of Paris to buy the house. The museum consists of an antechamber leading through the Chinese living r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. However, several alternatives have been used, including ''The Miserables'', ''The Wretched'', ''The Miserable Ones'', ''The Poor Ones'', ''The Wretched Poor'', ''The Victims'', and ''The Dispossessed''. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption. Examining the nature of law and grace, the novel elaborates upon the history of France, the architecture and urban design of Paris, politics, moral philosophy, antimonarchism, justice, religion, and the types and nature of romantic love, romantic and familial love. ''Les Misérables'' has been populariz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émile Zola
Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, also , ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was a major figure in the political liberalization of France and in the exoneration of the falsely accused and convicted army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which is encapsulated in his renowned newspaper opinion headlined ''J'Accuse…!'' Zola was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902. Early life Zola was born in Paris in 1840 to François Zola (originally Francesco Zolla) and Émilie Aubert. His father was an Italian engineer with some Greek ancestry, who was born in Venice in 1795, and engineered the Zola Dam in Aix-en-Provence; his mother was French. The family moved to Aix-en-Provence in the southeast when Émile was three years old. Four years later, in 1847, his father die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Mechanics' Institute
The Mechanics' Institute is a historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess club at 57 Post Street, San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1854, as a mechanics' institute, an educational and cultural institution, to serve the vocational needs of out-of-work gold miners. The institute today serves readers, writers, downtown employees, students, film lovers, chess players, and others. History In 1848, the discovery of gold lured people from all over the world to California. By 1853 most surface gold was mined out, pushing the town of San Francisco into economic decline. A flood of former miners had no jobs, skills, or prospects. The Mechanics' Institute began in 1854, with four books, a chess room, and a mission to start a vocational school. At this time, California had no colleges or universities, and no public libraries. (The San Francisco Public Library did not open until 1879.) In March 1857, Mechanics' Institute at San Francisco, elected the following o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
