dabbled some in architecture throughout his life). Despite only living to the age of 39 and lacking contemporary popularity, Wateau led an interesting life and greatly influenced the development of French art. Watteau was born in 1684 in the town of Valenciennes, France. The city had belonged to the Spanish Netherlands in the decade leading up to the birth of Watteau. Because the city had been part of the Netherlands for so long, Watteau’s art had a great amount of Dutch influence, especially the famous
end of January, company president Hiroshi Okuda voiced doubts about investing in the UK because of its hesitation to fully participate in the European monetary system. In 1997, Toyota finally announced plans to build a $660 million car plant in Valenciennes, 60 km from Lille, France. Evaluation 1. The reasons for French government to invite Toyota to invest in France are attributed to the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI) to France as the host country. a. Resource-transfer effect
Rococo or also known as "Late Baroque" is an artistic movement and style that occurred in the 18th century. It first developed in the early 18th century in Paris, France when the French King Louis XIV wanted more youthful art to be produced. (All That Is Interesting. 2016) Later, it spread to the rest of France and then later in other countries, like Germany and Austria too. The Rococo style was very different to all the other art periods as it was highly decorated. Pastel-palette colours, that are
In early May, 1940, Germany invaded Belgium and Holland. Its planes bombed the nearby French border towns with Belgium, Lille, Calais, Valenciennes. It is spoken that the German troops advancing towards Paris. It couldn't turn the lights at night; projectiles sounded and the bomb flash seen in Paris's sky. From Belgium and Holland, trains arrived full of refugees and between them arrived, my grandparents, cousins. They told us would need, to flee to the South as the Germans were advancing rapidly
Froissart’s Chronicles, simply known as the Chroniques, is considered by historians as the one of the important entities that recounts the events which happened during the Hundred Years’ War period. It was an extensive literary work with approximately 1.5 million words in length, written in Middle French prose by Jean Froissart. The Chronicles start by narrating the deposition of King Edward II in year 1326 and covering events from this time onward up to year 1400, hence can be significant in the
Program Notes Sinfonia in D (G.8) Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709) Giuseppe Torelli, was an Italian violinist, teacher and composer, is considered one of the early developers of the Baroque concerto and concerto grosso. Torelli also composed a significant number of works for the trumpet during the Baroque period (1600-1750). Around 1690, one can begin to see the first works for the trumpet. He was familiar with the virtuoso trumpeter, Giovanni Pellegrino Brandi. Brandi would sometimes play with
Lille Lille is a city in the north of France. Once know as the Manchester of France, because of its old textile mills. In the 1950’s it was a big coal-mining district, but recently the mines have dried up. Lille is most famous for its textiles as well but other countries make fabrics cheaper Lille- a short brief And faster. One of Lille’s main businesses is a mail order company. They are the apparently the best in France. Lille now has many advantages, main motorways that lead to other countries
Among artists of the Flemish Renaissance, Jan van Eyck painted works of art that made him stick out from the other painters in Flanders during this time, such as Robert Campin or Pieter Bruegel the Elder. His use of light sources and shadows to manipulate the sense of space in his paintings led many to see him as the “hero” of the Flemish Renaissance. He employed the technique of linear perspective in his oil paintings, and was known for paying great attention to the realistic detail of figures
The Ladies Paradise by Émile Zola Zola's portrayal of men and their attitudes towards women may be the relation between that of, the controller and the controlled. One is made to believe that it is the men who control the women, and although this is the case in most instances of the Ladies Paradise, there are two people who ensue in resisting against all odds, at being run over by the machine that captivated and engulfed the late nineteenth century bourgeois household unit. They are the elegant
similar to Camont in her ability to fit the stereotype of a witch, and also similar in that she only confessed under torture. However, it wasn’t her physical attributes that put her on trial but that fact that she “sought refuge in this city of Valenciennes, out of fear of being apprehended by the law…” for the crime of witchcraft. This goes to show the lengths witch hunters were willing to go to catch witches, no matter if the person was or wasn’t
This research deals with the Baroque style of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century and its influence on French courts and culture, and how the French court exemplified this style. Many studies have been done on this style period, and it still has a strong influence art and interior design today. The Metropolitan Museum of art has countless articles pertaining to this time period and fashion, and Karla Neilson references its influence in her book about interior textiles. This iconic style
August-September, 1914 Marshall Joffre's Report on the Marne -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the Frontiers to the Marne: The Official French Report by Marshal Joseph Joffre, concerning the events of August-September 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first month of the campaign began with successes and finished with defeats for the French troops. Under what circumstances did these come about
Since the beginning of time itself, there have been many different individuals who have significantly impacted the world. These impacts on the world can have a range, but are not limited to categories such as science, mathematics, literature, politics, music, athletics and much more. However, of all things, among those categories, one of the most significant impacts on the world, comes from none other than that of literature. The achievements of literature have been known to strike deeper into the
The Impact of France on the World France occupies an exclusive place in the world, and could accept nothing less. It is, its President declares, a beacon for the human race. The nation and its people may be loved or hated, but they can never be ignored. This, after all, is the land which gave the planet Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Charles de Gaulle and Gérard Depardieu, the Musketeers, Madame Bovary and Cyrano de Bergerac, Brigitte Bardot and Joan of Arc, claret and the cinema, the Cancan