I snapped this photo while going through the Notre Dome in Paris. This is what I found out about these tapestries. .
Two tapestries by Henri Matisse are high above the first chapel dedicated to Noah and the Creation. Matisse began creating pieces from paper cut-outs in 1941. Inspired by his time in Tahiti, he made the Diptyque Polynesia, the Sky, in 1946. The Beauvais manufacturer created the first woven tapestry in 1964, ten years after Matisse’s death. Since then, four more versions have been crafted, including the 1971 version hanging in Notre Dame.
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The size of the church is incredible!
One of many huge stain glass windows.
The Tuileries Garden was a spring delight!
Inspiration! Formal or not?
Seeing beauty walking down the street.
(Historic Laperouse Restaurant)
We went to the Museum d'Orsay, which is an old train station.
You may have seen this on my personal page. The details are magnificent.
Édouard Dubufe (Paris 1819 - Versailles 1883)
I had to get photos of these paintings!
Above- The Seamstress, 1880
by Krohg
Tired- 1885
The Seamstress, 1881 Krohg
Oh No!
I had to share a few highlights from Paris before the quilt show!
Lol...luckily i havent gone that far....yet!
ReplyDeletehahaha....first step. As if quilters have that kind of free time :-)
ReplyDeleteYou're such a great traveler! I thought you were in PA, here you are in France. I love the Matisse tapestries and the Seamstress paintings are wonderful. I know just how they feel. I had that lamp, first painting, or very similar, in my childhood bedroom! [my parents' love of antiques seeped over into the kids' rooms, like it or not. Loved the lamp tho, so pretty. Bronze w rose glass...].
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! Love the Seamstress paintings.
ReplyDeleteLiked this post so much, especially the tired seamstresses!
ReplyDeleteSewing is such hard work, don't we all know that! Too funny! Loving following along with all your travels, those of us who long to see Paris but must do so vicariously really appreciate that your photos show us some of the scenes and treasures not typically featured in tourist photos, such as those Matisse tapestries. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteYou saw some wonderful sites! The Cathedral was still closed when we were there last year. It is beautiful inside. Thanks for showing it. And the Museum d'Orsay was another thing I would have loved to see, but never had time. We floated past it on the river, but that was as close as we got. LOL
ReplyDeleteLove those paintings of the seamstresses, but was very surprised that it is the first step to prostitution!!