Tag Archives: France

1877: Self-Referential

Posted on August 15, 2017 by corvusfugit

Émile Friant: Tube of Gouache (1877)

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1918: Mysterious Island

Posted on August 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

N. C. Wyeth: Endpapers for a 1918 edition of Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (1874). The book, a sequel to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, recounts the adventures of five Union soldiers who escape their Confederate captors in a hot … Continue reading →

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1864: Bird and Weeds

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Léon Bonvin: Landscape with Bird and Weeds (1864)

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1789: The Bastilles Made from the Bastille

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Pierre-François Palloy owned one of the largest building firms in Paris when the Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, and, after some debate over the fate of the prison that had come to symbolize tyranny in the city, he acquired … Continue reading →

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1922: Dada for All

Posted on August 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

L’optimisme dévoilé pour: les thés mondains les fabricants de boîtes d’allumettes l’ennui d’argent une nuit d’ordre supérieur un cylindre d’azote couvert d’un chapeau haut-de-forme un philosophe tombé dans les plaisirs des cascades vierges un beau paysage alpin avec la lune … Continue reading →

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1850: The Last Hoopoe Starling

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

FREGILUPUS VARIA As long ago as 1674 a note about the “Huppe” exists, by “Le Sieur D.B.,” i.e., Dubois. He says, when describing the birds of Réunion (translated): “Hoopoes or ‘Callendres,’ having a white tuft on the head, the rest … Continue reading →

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1964: Bastard

Posted on August 10, 2017 by corvusfugit

Women cheat, women suffer. They used to be attractive—so they smooth away their age. I shout mine aloud because I was never attractive, because I shall always have my baby hair. It’s taken me two and a half hours to … Continue reading →

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1875: Flight

Posted on August 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Lunar halo and luminescent cross observed during the balloon Zénith’s long distance flight from Paris to Arcachon in March, 1875.” drawn between 1875 and 1880, possibly by Albert Tissandier (source)

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1896: Well-Deserved

Posted on August 2, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jean-Léon Gérôme: Truth Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind (1896)

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1894: Ministered to by Angels

Posted on July 31, 2017 by corvusfugit

James Tissot: Jesus Ministered to by Angels (1886-1894)

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