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Images from Paris, April 2013
“Paris: Through the Eyes of the Artist”
through The Art League (Old Town, Alexandria, VA) with Robert Liberace,
March-April, 2013
What a wonderful week we had in Paris this year! Ernest Hemingway once described the city as “a moveable feast.” We certainly did feast on the art, the architecture, the ambiance and, yes, the food! Highlights included Monet’s beautiful gardens at Giverny, the Petite Palais, the palace and gardens of Versaille and of course the Musee d’Orsay. We all enjoyed the stunning Notre Dame cathedral and the world-famous stained glass of Sainte Chapelle. The Louvre was a constant source of inspiration, especially the day we enjoyed a private showing at the Print and Drawing room, where Rob was able to show (and even handle) works by Rembrandt, Rubens, Fortuny, and Ingres, among others. What a thrill!
Special thanks to Margaret Cerutti of The Art League for her energetic and heartfelt effort to arrange and make this trip special for all and to May Gwinn. Images compiled and taken by Robert and Lina Liberace, May Gwinn, Margaret Cerutti and Terry O’Day
Panorama of Paris from the top of the Arch de Triumph
Several views fro inside the École des Beaux-Arts, the oldest art school in Paris, founded in 1648.
Views from inside the École des Beaux-Arts, the oldest art school in Paris, founded in 1648.
A Parisian display of macarons.
Images from Versaille. Above, the Hall of Mirrors
The South Parterre, Versailles.
Sculpture of Louis XIV, or the “Sun King” as a warrier at Versaille.
Marie Antoinette’s pretend “village” in the park of the Château de Versailles.
Nothing better than Nutella on a crepe!
Sisters Suzanne and Diane at La Coup
The group was priviledged to attend a private viewing of old master’s drawings in the
Louvre’s Print and Drawing room.
Rob’s love affair with a genuine Rubens drawing.
A tiny Fortuny flower in watercolor and body paint.
One of the drawings we saw in the Louvre Print and Drawing room by Ingres.
Close-up of a Verrocchio
Jack up close and personal with an Ingres drawing.
No European art tour can be complete without at least one Vermeer
One of several paintings we saw depitcting the interior of the Louvre. This one is by Louis Beroud, 1912.
Carpeaux Sculpture in the Louvre
Another Ingres in the Louvre
Celia’s drawing of a statue in The Louvre
Notre Dame
Stone carvings of Notre Dame
The Main hall of the Musee D’orsay
Terra cotta figures from the Musee D’orsay
A Henri Gervex at the Musee D’orsay
Lunch at Versailles
Antique market on a street in Paris
Beautiful scenery along the Seine. Notre Dame is at the upper left.
Sainte Chapelle with its exquisite stained glass windows
Bob with one of the postcards he painted for his grandchildren.
One of many interesting homes on our whilwind afternoon walk to find the homes of Sargent, Bouguereau, Whistler and others.
One of many interesting homes on our whilwind afternoon walk to find the homes of Sargent, Bouguereau, Whistler and others.
Pitti Palace
Margaret in front of a portrait of Sarah Bernhardt
A Rembrandt in the Petit Palais
One of the many inkings of animals at the Petit Palais
A detail of a portrait by Thomas Couture in the Petit Palais
Randy and Jill get a surprise during a romantic night in Paris.
The group on a frosty morning next to Monet’s home at Giverny.
Celia checking out the skylights in Monet’s studio at Giverny (now the bookstore).
The group at La Couple, Paris
Ave enjoying a street view found only in Paris…
… and ready to rest.