NB! · Art · Paris · People
The Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos in the Red Salon of his Paris residence, the Hôtel de Chanaleilles, beneath the Pietà (c. 1581) by Doménikos Theotokópoulos, El Greco, one of the principal treasures of his own collection
Monarchies · Museums · Heritage · Paris
The crown, set with diamonds and emeralds, was deformed, lost part of its decorative elements and one of its golden eagles. According to the restorers, the object can nonetheless be fully restored. The crown was made in 1855 on the commission of Napoleon III for the Exposition Universelle, and is
Books · Heritage · Society · Paris
A brief review of last month's publications. We spoke chiefly of the topical and the pressing, naturally without neglecting the link with the past, which, of course, explains a great deal. And so, the digest for January. 📌 What the Mona Lisa owes its popularity to. The story of
Architecture · Art · Paris
Plaster relief made by Marcel Gaumont in 1936 for the decoration of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris
Museums · Heritage · Society · Paris
The country's museums hold no fewer than 90,000 artefacts removed from Africa during the period of the Second French Colonial Empire. Current French legislation complicates the return of these objects: each item in the national collection requires a separate vote in parliament The initiative is linked to
Aristocracy · Archive · Books · Observations · New York · Society · Paris · Saint Petersburg
Strange as it may seem, Pushkin and Eugene Onegin are mentioned in Epstein's correspondence. The context is yet another girl whom he is being urged to take on. It is reported that she is connected to the Russian imperial family, and that her great-great-grandfather, a certain
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Archive · Architecture · Art · Museums · Observations · Paris
The term “Art Deco” is an abbreviation of the French Arts Décoratifs from the official title of the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. To mark the centenary, the exhibition Paris 1925 has opened at the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine in the Trocadéro, in
Art · Museums · Paris
Carlo Sarrabezolles, 1925. Paris, National Museum of French Monuments
Museums · Observations · Heritage · Society · Paris
The string of absurd updates to the file on the disgraceful Louvre robbery seems destined never to end. New glaring details have come to light, but the chief detail remains unchanged: so far, we have not seen a single resignation. How about this? A month and a half before the
Art · Museums · Observations · Paris · Pop Culture
Two paintings by one of the greatest realist artists of the 18th century graced the debut show of Jonathan Anderson, the new creative director of Dior's menswear line. Vase of Flowers, 1750s-60s, and Basket of Wild Strawberries, 1761. Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin Everyone is now discussing Dior&
Museums · Society · Paris
While the main building of the Centre Pompidou is closed for renovation, the museum has been using two venues at the Grand Palais; it has now been decided to give up one of them. This year the Centre Pompidou had planned to open in Gallery No. 8 of the Grand