The art of John Singer Sargent Returns to Paris at the Musée d’Orsay. The John Singer Sargent exhibition in Paris 2025 at the Musée d’Orsay marks France’s long-overdue celebration of one of the most brilliant portrait and landscape painters of his time. This exhibition brings together Sargent’s luminous portraits and breathtaking travel scenes, offering visitorsContinue reading “The art of John Singer Sargent Returns to Paris at the Musée d’Orsay”
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Square Saint-Lambert: the park’s past
Square Saint-Lambert: the park’s past. Square Saint-Lambert in Paris is more than just a district park. It’s a peaceful green space with an industrial past, once the site of the Vaugirard gasworks factory. The site was a sprawling six-hectare industrial complex that once produced coal gas for the lamplights of Paris since 1835, but itContinue reading “Square Saint-Lambert: the park’s past”
Paris bouquinistes (booksellers) in the art of engraving
Paris bouquinistes (booksellers) in the art of engraving. The iconic bouquinistes (booksellers) along the river Seine in Paris have long been depicted in artwork and photography. “The booksellers of the quays of Paris in contemporary printmaking” (“Les bouquinistes des quais de Paris dans l’estampe contemporaine”) exhibition will be held in the Paris Town Hall ofContinue reading “Paris bouquinistes (booksellers) in the art of engraving”
Hotel de Sens, Paris – not as it seems
Hotel de Sens, Paris – not as it seems. The Hotel de Sens in the 4th arrondissement of Marais in Paris, France, is not as it seems. It is not a hotel. The Hotel de Sens is a medieval mansion that now holds the Forney Art Library. It was built as a hotel in 1345 forContinue reading “Hotel de Sens, Paris – not as it seems”