think of two words genius and painting. For these two words he is consider by far to be the Father of modern painting. Cezanne was born in Aix-en-Provence in 1839. He was to die in the same town in 1906. His life and art work was greatly influenced by this small town in France. He was the son of a shrewd business man, Louis-Auguste Cezanne. As a boy growing up in Aix, Cezanne loved to study Greek and Latin literature. At the age of thirteen, Paul met Emile Zola at the College Bourbon. The friendship
development of the Cubist style. He was born in Aix-en-Provence a small southern French town and was the son of a wealthy banker, Louis-Auguste Cezanne. His mother was Anne Elisabeth Honorine Aubert. He also had two little sisters, Marie and Rose. Paul started going to Saint Joseph school in Aix, when he was just ten. In 1857 Paul started studying drawing from a Spanish Monk named, Joseph Gibert, at the Free Municipal School of Drawing in Aix. His father wanted him to obtain a lucrative profession
painting portraits of family, making him a very important part of the ninetieth century, which started the transition of artistic endeavor to a completely new world of art to the twentieth century. Paul Cezanne was born on January 19, 1839 in Aix-en-Provence, France. While Paul was growing up, his parents affected a lot of the choices that were made. Paul’s father, Louis Auguste Cezanne was a wealthy lawyer and a co-founder of a banking firm that afforded “him financial security that was unavailable
Impressionism is an art movement during the 19th century. During the late 19th century, Impressionism was transitioned into the Post-Impressionism by the French artist, Paul Cézanne. He is known as one of the contributors in transitioning to the Post-Impressionism movement. The Post-Impressionist era caused certain criteria’s to be violated but still held the techniques from the Impressionist era. Paul Cézanne developed many techniques that became significant within the movement and ultimately earned
As you all have probably heard, earlier this week a great buisness man of our time passed away. Georges Schwob d’Héricourt was born on January 21st, 1864 in Lure, Haute-Saône, France. He comes from a Jewish family, and is the son of Eugéne Georges Schwob d’Héricourt and Clarisse Anna Cahen, his uncle Édouard Schwob decided to add “d’Héricourt” to the family name after the town of Héricourt because he was the mayor from 1879 all the way until he died. Georges was involved in a wide range of enterprises
Veyne, Paul. "Pleasure and Excesses in the Roman Empire." The Roman Empire Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1997. 101-116. When people think of Roman culture, they see the violence, the lust, and betrayal of one another. This perception is due to the influence novels and movies and televisions shows depicting such actions. However, like most revolving around the past there is more to cultures of the Roman people. To prove that Rome’s culture is not how it seems, historian
The painting that I researched is titled A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Post-Impressionist painter Georges Seurat in 1886. Georges Seurat was born on December 2nd in 1859 by parents Ernestine Favire and Anotoine Chrisotome in Paris, France, Seurat had an interest in art at an early age, so while he was still young, he took the initiative and studied with some notable figures such as Justin Lequien, a French sculptor, Henri Lehmann, from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and Humbert de Superville, author
of the United Nations making him the “Father of the Declaration of Human Rights”. Rene Cassin was born on October 5th, 1887 in Bayonne, France. He had what is mostly considered, “intellectual brilliance”, where in 1908 at the University of Aix-en-Provence, he received a degree in humanities and law. He would take first place in “competitive examination” by Law Faculty, followed by a doctorate in juridical, economic and political science in 1914. He made many contributions to many branches, in all
Throughout history, many decisive battles have been fought that have drastically changed the course of our world history. Arguably, one of the most important battles fought was the Battle of Tours on October 10, 732, between the Franks, led by Charles Martel, and the Muslim army, led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman. Due to his brilliant tactical strategy and the fierce loyalty of his army, Charles Martel halted the push of the Muslim invasion of present day Spain and France. The
In Georges Duby’s article, “Rural Economy and Country Life in the Medieval West,” Duby intends to educate the reader on the economic lives of the peasants, or countrymen, during the ninth and tenth centuries, and also compares them to the modern rural Western world (Duby 161). He effectively describes and compares the life of these countrymen to the modern world by topically organizing the details of their trade routes, village developments, and most importantly their agricultural style. “Europe
and it ignited the travel bug inside me. I went on a one month exchange to france where i got to not only improve my language skills but I made some incredible friends and got to see an entirely different part of the world. My family lived in Aix-en-Provence in southern france so while i didn't get to see any castles I did get to go scuba diving for the first time. During my stay the family also took me for a week to Corsica and another week in italy. This experience was not only incredible for sightseeing
In 1789, France was approaching what is now known as the French Revolution. The French revolution was a revolt of the people in France against the monarchy and the Old Regime. The Old Regime was the social and political structure of France at the time, which divided society into different groups called the Three Estates. The First Estate included the clergy of France, such as priests. The Second Estate was made up of nobles, who inherited their titles and their wealth came from their land. This estate
constructed after World War II to provide irrigation, has proved to be an essential element in the remarkable urban and industrial development of Languedoc. East of the Rhône the Canal de Provence taps the unpolluted waters of a Rhône tributary, the Durance, supplying Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Toulon, and the coast of Provence with drinking water and providing impetus for urban expansion. At its delta, beginning about 25 miles from the Mediterranean, the Rhône and its channels deposit significant amounts
In this essay I will discuss the origins of patronage and musical institutions, and their purpose in the expanse of music culture of the Renaissance, and in order to gain a greater understanding of both patronage and institutions I shall also discuss in depth the Venetian School, St. Mark’s. The Renaissance, spanning from about the fourteenth century to the seventeenth century, was an age of great change for Europe in terms of culture, literature, art, and music. In terms of music, it became important
The Portinari Altarpiece (1476-1479) by Hugo van der Goes, is an astonishing Netherlandish masterpiece (figure 1). Situated in the Galleria degli Uffizi amongst the Italian masters, it dominates the space in terms of size and virtuosity. In considering the complexities of its treatment and meaning, any analysis needs to integrate a number of points. Recent technical development has allowed new revelations but this needs to be assessed in the context of Hugo’s stylistic and physiological proclivity
destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man. (William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, p. 7) In 1980, William S. Burroughs delivered a speech at the Planet Earth Conference at the Institute of Ecotechnics in Aix-en-Provence titled ‘The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’.1 In this speech, Burroughs, following religious tradition, says that the four horsemen of the apocalypse are Famine, Plague, War, and Death and moves on to prophesise a more contemporaneous apocalypse