(…) colors, but it can also be used to achieve multiple effects, from fading to hatching; the (…) pastel. Maurice Quentin de La Tour wanted to achieve an illusionistic rendering of skin tones and materials (…)
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Musée Cognacq-Jay: hanging of pastels and recent acquisition
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The Cleveland Museum buys a painting by Zoffany
(…) entering an 18th-century flat. To achieve this, the colours of the (…) collection at the time, and had achieved a record - since surpassed by (…) an 18th-century flat. To achieve this, the colours of the (…)
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Pierre Alexandre Morlon, art in the service of the Republic
(…) often much less fortunate if they have not achieved sufficient renown. So many Parisian painters and (…) often much less fortunate if they have not achieved sufficient renown. So many Parisian painters and (…)
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Two paintings by Sartorio acquired by Orsay
(…) of the Brute Forces Tamed to the Latest Achievements of Science), These two big grisaille canvases are (…) the Fall of Imperial Rome to the Ultimate Achievements of Science) took place in the Pinacoteca di (…)
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Interpretative reading of the Cluny capitals: 1. Original Sin
(…) again, we can only admire the bold synthesis achieved by the image, which, in the opposite (…) given that such an undertaking was a prestigious achievement that no practical necessity could fully justify. (…)
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A portrait by Mary Beale acquired by Boston
(…) , produced at a time when the artist had achieved a certain renown; and while the museum can (…)
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A first Boilly for the Musée de l’Armée
(…) and wash drawing and long considered an opportunistic achievement, a legend conscientiously maintained by his son. --------------------------- This (…)
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The Musée de Vizille hangs one of its recent acquisitions
(…) was a reminder of Carnot's greatest military achievement. The painter even went so far as to (…)
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Notre-Dame: a very intrusive choir organ
(…) better diffuse its sound in the nave". To achieve this, he decided that, "given the cramped (…) the vaults above the gallery visible". And to achieve this: "The drawing for these façade pipes will (…)
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New threats to the Place de la Concorde
(…) Paris is a desirable objective, it must be achieved in a reasoned and concerted manner, to enable (…) 's economic capital. This is easy enough to achieve at La Concorde, without too many problems: the (…)
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Interpretative reading of the Cluny capitals: 3. The plant capital and the Paradise capital
(…) only by working together that human nature can achieve "an absolute simplicity and an inseparable unity". It (…)
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A new Chardin soon at the Louvre
(…) of the composition, which eliminates all detail and achieves perfect balance, and the boldness of the execution (…)
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17th-century embroidered masterpiece being acquired by Amiens
(…) which it is of course the most remarkable achievement. Today's specialists have difficulty identifying valid pieces (…)
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Two paintings by Lurçat acquired by Quimper
(…) and foremost a painter, and that he quickly achieved international success in this field. As established in (…)
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A relief of Chinard finally reaches Clermont-Ferrand
(…) the pleasure of glory and the means to achieve it. --------- Chinard was one of the talented players (…)
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A bronze by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller acquired by LACMA
(…) Ossawa Tanner, the first black American painter to achieve international fame[[The Musée d'Orsay holds three (…)
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Claudius Popelin back at the Musée des Arts décoratifs
(…) unfortunately unidentified 16th-century horseman - subtly recall his achievements as well as the influence of the Renaissance (…)
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A marble by Félicie de Fauveau for the Currier Museum of Art
(…) perhaps not Félicie de Fauveau's most seductive achievement, for whom hybrid creations on the borderline between (…)
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A painting by Adrìa Gual acquired by Orsay
(…) waged by Catholics for her beatification and canonisation, achieved in 1909 and 1920 respectively. A refined composition (…)
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Amedeo Modigliani. A painter and his dealer
(…) a cursed artist who disappeared too young to achieve fame and fortune, and rediscover a personality who (…)
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