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5 days ago · Paul Gauguin (born June 7, 1848, Paris, France—died May 8, 1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor who sought to achieve a “primitive” expression of spiritual and emotional states in his work.
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- Claude Monet
Claude Monet (born November 14, 1840, Paris, France—died...
- Paul Verlaine
Paul Verlaine (born March 30, 1844, Metz, France—died...
- Edward Hicks
Edward Hicks (born April 4, 1780, Attleboro, Pa., U.S.—died...
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1 day ago · The association with Calle was the most distinctive of the many ways in which art and literature were fused in Auster’s life and work. Born in 1947 in Newark, New Jersey, he attended Columbia ...
5 days ago · Progression of Napoleon’s Life. Description. Even when they resisted Napoleon’s efforts to control their destinies, contemporaries of all European nations were fascinated by the Napoleonic legend unfolding before their eyes. Source. Cornell Nap.14. Date. 1825. Relation. http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/164/ Identifier. 164. Tags.
4 days ago · Napoleon is a historical drama film that follows the rise and fall of French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte. Directed by Abel Gance, the movie highlights key events in Napoleon's life, from his early days as a young officer to his eventual rise to power as Emperor of France.
3 days ago · Pauline Bonaparte (born Oct. 20, 1780, Ajaccio, Corsica—died June 9, 1825, Florence) was the second sister of Napoleon to survive infancy, and was the gayest and most beautiful of his sisters.
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4 days ago · The return of their long-dead emperor's corpse from the island of St. Helena was a moment that Paris had eagerly awaited, though many feared that the memories stirred would serve to further destabilize a country that had struggled for order and direction since he had been sent into exile.In this book Alan Forrest tells the remarkable story of ...
2 days ago · Napoleon then resorted to sending two battalions of the Middle and Old Guard into Plancenoit and after ferocious fighting they recaptured the village. The French cavalry attacked the British infantry squares many times, each at a heavy cost to the French but with few British casualties.
