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The Notre-Dame’s 856-year-old legacy serves as a creative muse

Deccan Chronicle 18 Apr 2019

Paintings. French artist Henri Matisse, painters William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jacques-Louis David were few who immortalised the Notre-Dame in their artworks. They took inspiration from the grandiose and aura of the interiors and depicted it in their paintings. Matisse mostly used blues, greens and pinks in his paintings of the cathedral....

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Buttercup Festival a Hit

Williamson Herald 18 Apr 2019

This year, that included The Painted Dragonfly, The Peacock Lane, Three French Hens, The Feed Mill-Amish Goods, The Village Antiques, Shabby Lane, Pick-it Fence Junktique, Nolensville Toy Shop, Glitz by Rae, E&B Coffee Roasters, Tanner ......

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“Terroir,” a solo art exhibition, opens at Axel’s Gallery

Stowe Today 18 Apr 2019

As the winner of the 2018 Axel’s Gallery Photography Shoot-Out, Larson is using his solo exhibition opportunity to showcase his recent exploration of abstract paintings and collage rather than the prize-winning landscape photography he is known for....

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'Raining fire': Firsthand accounts from the Notre Dame Cathedral blaze

Finger Lakes Times 18 Apr 2019

Apr. 18--PARIS -- One had been playing music. Another rushed in as dangerous flames engulfed a medieval spire ... He was among the first to be evacuated from Notre Dame ... The next day, it -- along with countless other artifacts from gargoyles to irreplaceable paintings and French King Louis IX's tunic -- was taken to the Louvre Museum for safe-keeping ... ___....

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Cathedral had some of the most sacred relics

Dawn 17 Apr 2019

Firefighters who were directed to the cathedral’s most treasured objects rescued the crown as well as a tunic worn by 13th-century French crusader king, Louis IX, who was made a saint ... Paintings. Between 1630 and 1707 the Paris goldsmith guild presented the cathedral with a painting on every May 1....

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Notre Dame's oldest stained-glass rose windows survived; other relics moved just in time

Yahoo Daily News 17 Apr 2019

On Tuesday, French Culture Minister Franck Riester said the cathedral's paintings will be removed starting Friday, according to the Associated Press ... the French National Archives, said Notre Dame is filled with sculptures, paintings, stained glass and liturgical art....

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What was lost, saved from Notre Dame fire?

The Paducah Sun 17 Apr 2019

In the wake of the French Revolution, the cathedral was declared a "Temple of Reason" as part of an anti-clerical movement ... PAINTINGS. About a dozen large paintings of ... French Culture Minister Franck Riester says the cathedral's greatest paintings will be removed starting Friday....

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A look at what was saved, what was lost in Notre Dame fire

Odessa American 17 Apr 2019

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Notre Dame fire: What was saved, lost in blaze that ravaged Paris cathedral

The Oregonian 17 Apr 2019

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What was lost, what was saved from the Notre Dame fire?

Hindustan Times 17 Apr 2019

In the wake of the French Revolution, the cathedral was declared a “Temple of Reason” as part of an anti-clerical movement ... PAINTINGS ... French Culture Minister Franck Riester says the cathedral’s greatest paintings will be removed starting Friday....

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Notre Dame will be rebuilt, President Macron confirms

The Art Newspaper 17 Apr 2019

A similar catastrophe occurred in 1997 at the French Monuments' Museum in the Palais de Chaillot, while work was being done under the roof ... The firefighters were also able to remove small paintings by the Le Nains brothers and other artists of the 17th or 18th centuries, although bigger pieces could not be taken out....

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What was lost, what was saved from Notre-Dame?

Taipei Times 17 Apr 2019

Some were lost to humanity forever in a blaze that ravaged the Paris cathedral on Monday ... PAINTINGS. About a dozen large paintings of religious scenes, called “Mays” and dating from between 1630 and 1708, hung in Notre-Dame. French Minister of Culture Franck Riester said that the cathedral’s greatest paintings would be removed starting tomorrow ... ....

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Lindsey Buckingham seeks $29.5-million haul for Brentwood compound

The Los Angeles Times 17 Apr 2019

Lindsey Buckingham, formerly of Fleetwood Mac, and his wife, designer Kristen Buckingham, custom built the French Normandy-style home of about 10,000 square feet ... (Adam Latham) ... Advertisement. Fronted by a large motor court, the French Normandy-inspired mansion features a white-painted brick exterior and weeping mortar that give it a whimsical vibe....