Lyon plaster sculpture Study
The Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon have a large collection of plaster sculpture study, as this young man prostrate in kneeling position which seems to beg a threat or watch fatality. Unfortunately, I…
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Bacchus on a Panther in India
Bacchus on a Panther in India. When you think about the Greek or Roman mythology your first guest is not to associate a country like India to it. According to the myth, Bacchus (also…
The God of Coligny
The God of Coligny is a bronze at the Museum of Gallo-Roman civilization in Lyon – Fourvière. This Statue was discovered in 1897 in the town of Coligny, it was made around the 1st century…
The cannons of the Invalides courtyard of Honor
The art of ancien artillery can be fascinating … I’m not a big fan of weapons but the French classical canons in the Invalides Honor Court are impressive. In 1666, the Keller brothers perfected this type…
Ephebe supporting the ceiling at the Chateau of Fontainebleau
Stucco in the castles of France and Italy are often overlooked and admired in their overall rather than in details and that is somewhat normal because they mostly are decorative pieces around sculpture and paintings…
François Emile Ehrmann and Theodore Deck – Earthenware
This is an François-Emile Ehrmann and Théodore Deck majolica of a soldier inspired from Castel Durante at the Petit Palais in Paris. A majolica is a glossy ceramic or earthenware therein, and we find in…
Francois I Gallery – Palace of Fontainebleau
Francis I of France gallery is located on the first floor of the Château de Fontainebleau. Like most large rooms pageantry, it is richly decorated with wood paneling and stucco that are rarely photographed in…
The TGV in the Alps – from France to Italy
The crossing of the Alps from France to Italy is an easy thing today, Aliénor d’Aquitaine and Napoleon would probably have appreciated the TGV 😉 A great opportunity to use the train as a travel…
Tomb of Napoleon low reliefs
Napoleon idealized heroes in ten bas-reliefs decorating the crypt of his tomb in the Invalides, almost seem from the Roman or Greek era with the chlamys and the chitôns. The bas-relief of public works is…
Our Lady of Fourviere
Located on the historic hill of Fourvière, this basilica in magnificent white stones dominates the resplendent city of Lyon. It was built from 1872 to 1884 on the site of the Saint-Thomas chapel following a…
Chactas Meditating on Atala’s Tomb
Chactas is so sad for its beautiful and very Christian Atala . Chactas Meditating on Atala’s Tomb from Francisque Duret was inspired by a Chateaubriand story that depicts the Native American idealism for the 19 th…