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Paul Cézanne
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Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was a French post-impressionist artist. Although he struggled for recognition in his own lifetime and often lacked confidence in his work, the artist's unique style, use of light and colour, and his interest in geometric...
Berthe Morisot
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Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a French impressionist painter. She was admired by fellow artists, had multiple works exhibited by the Paris Salon, and had her paintings shown in seven of the eight independent impressionist exhibitions in...
Locmariaquer
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Locmariaquer

Locmariaquer is a Stone Age site in north-west France distinguished by its two large stone tombs and massive granite standing stone or menhir. The monumental structures, all built within metres of each other, were built in the 5th millennium...
Polyptych of Irminon, folio 2r
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Polyptych of Irminon, folio 2r

This is the folio 2 recto of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 12832, a list of name of peasants attached to the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés, compiled by its abbot, Irminon, in the 9th century.
Liszt - The 12 Transcendental Etudes (Lazar Berman 1959)
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Liszt - The 12 Transcendental Etudes (Lazar Berman 1959)

Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886) - 12 Etudes d’Exécution Transcendante. ???? Qobuz https://bit.ly/31OYz11 Tidal https://bit.ly/3wyVTzP ???? Spotify https://spoti.fi/309cJsQ Youtube Music https://bit.ly/309d8LS ???? Apple Music https://apple.co/3n0fEwY...
How were castles built / constructed in the medieval period?
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How were castles built / constructed in the medieval period?

A video detailing the general construction principals and techniques of Medieval castles. Guedelon Castle website: https://www.guedelon.fr/en/ Castle Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3uvVV2bEfk&index=2&t=10s&list=PLWklwxMTl4syenM-NN3NXjNW6DyT6bDMG...
Joan of Arc
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Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of...
Viking Raids on Paris
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Viking Raids on Paris

Throughout the 9th century CE, Viking raids on the region of Francia (roughly modern-day France) increased in frequency, destabilizing the region, and terrorizing the populace. The raids seem to have been inspired by the death of the Holy...
Igor Stravinsky
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Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was a Russian composer best known for his works for the stage, such as the ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and the groundbreaking The Rite of Spring. The modernist composer lived in Switzerland, France, and then...
Gustav Mahler
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Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was an Austrian-Bohemian composer best known for his song-cycles and his grand, sweeping symphonies, which often require expanded orchestras for their full performance. Mahler, a composer of Late-Romantic music and...
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