Tag: painting

Virtual Promenade in the 19th-century Forest of Fontainebleau

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Hêtraie dans la forêt de Fontainebleau, Constant Dutilleux

Last week, I compared and contrasted day-trips to two of France’s most opulent palaces, Versailles and Fontainebleau. At the end of the post, I mentioned that Fontainebleau has the added bonus of being situated on the edge of one of France’s most extensive forests. Originally established as a royal hunting…

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Hidden Treasure: Watercolors from My Father’s College Days

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Watercolor of church lot

For decades, my parent’s basement was the source of many chuckles, curses, and quandaries, along with considerable consternation. My mother, an only child, and my father, the only surviving child, seemed to have inherited not only their own parents’ belongings but also those of many of their grandparents, aunts, and…

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