Brocéliande
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Brocéliande, Brécélien, Bréchéliant. Forest with fabulous associations of eastern
Brittany officially known since the French Revolution as the forest of Paimpont, the last remnant of the primeval forests, 25 miles SW of Rennes. Described by Nora K. Chadwick as ‘the last stronghold of magic and the literature of magic in Europe’, Brocéliande served as the scene of countless medieval and Renaissance narratives, Arthurian and non-Arthurian. One of the best-known sites in Brocéliande is the enchanted fountain or spring of Bérenton (also Baranton, Barenton; from Belenton, ultimately
Belenus [?]), usually presided over by a tall and beautiful queen; in some texts the guardian is Esclados le Roux, a menacing knight. The fountain was known for its storm-making powers; its water is always cold but never freezes in the winter. According to some Arthurian traditions,
Merlin was imprisoned in an
oak tree in Brocéliande by the maiden Vivien (or Niniane). The forest also served as a refuge for Christian clergy during the Viking raids.
Bibliography
See Nora K. Chadwick , ‘The Forest of Brocéliande’, in Early Brittany (Cardiff, 1969), 292–354;
Jean Markale , ‘Brocéliande: mythe et réalité’, in Mélanges…offerts à Charles Foulon, (Rennes, 1981), 185–91;
Brocéliande (Paris, c.1984).
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Philippe de Champaigne. 'Philippe, homme sage et vertueux': Essai sur l'art et l'oeuvre de Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674).(La Renaissance du Livre and Dexia Banque)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...anniversary of the birth of Philippe de Champaigne came and went all but unnoticed...be taken as meaning that Philippe de Champaigne is a forgotten figure...anniversary, and even more of Philippe de Champaigne's considerable standing...
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Philippe de Champaigne & the image of the artist: a self-portrait of Philippe de Champaigne in the Fogg Museum of Art has long been dismissed as a copy of the engraving of the artist's famous lost Self Portrait of 1688. Lorenzo Pericolo argues that it is in fact an autograph work of high quality that reveals how Champaigne drew on renaissance art in creating a new approach to portraiture.
Magazine article from: Apollo; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; In his 1976 monograph on Philippe de Champaigne, Bernard Dorival rejected a...lost self-portrait painted by Champaigne in 1668, which had been engraved...engraved reproduction--since Champaigne as portrayed at the Fogg Museum...
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Philippe de Champaigne.(Report from Europe)(Brief biography)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...The Brussels-born painter Philippe de Champaigne arrived in Paris in 1621 with...professor there in 1653. Champaigne's style was influenced by...major retrospective entitled Philippe de Champaigne: Politics and Spirituality...
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Cross the Channel for sex, death and Elvis ; If you're heading south for the summer, take a detour for three of France's most extraordinary and sanguine shows ++ Visual art
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 7/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; Philippe de Champaigne Palais des Beaux-Arts LILLE...Although he is a star at home, Philippe de Champaigne (1602- 1674) never quite caught...to Saint Ambrose. This makes Philippe de Champaigne:PoliticsandSpirituality at the...
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Weltskepsis und Bildkrise: Eustache Le Sueurs Vie de saint Bruno im Licht des franzosischen Jansenismus.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 6/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Jansenism not only informed Philippe de Champaigne's painting and thinking...letters to Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, Philippe's nephew, date to 1674...vague comparisons (how Philippe de Champaigne's Marriage of the Virgin...
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Religious revival
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 10/28/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...and bizarre painting by Philippe de Champaigne for Notre Dame shows Louis...Royale - four of them by Philippe de Champaigne, whose own daughter became...exhibition makes out a case for Philippe de Champaigne - despite the peculiar...
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Round & about: June 2007.(FRONTLINE)(Calendar)
Magazine article from: History Today; 6/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...views of the Slave Trade. Philippe de Champaigne: Politics and Spirituality...exhibition of the work of Philippe de Champaigne, the 17th-century French...Born in Brussels in 1602, Philippe de Champaigne settled in Paris in 1621...
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GREAT WORKS
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...JOHN THE BAPTIST(1657) Philippe de Champaigne MUSEE DE GRENOBLE, FRANCE...Pictures can hail you. In Philippe de Champaigne's St John the Baptist...noticed it. About the artist Philippe de Champaigne (1602-74) was an evangelical...
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FRAMED
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/10/2001; ; 428 words
; ...Presenting the Tables of the Law" (1648) Artist: Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) Medium: oil on canvas. Location...moralistic fashion in this precisely executed oil. Philippe de Champaigne was equally adept at portraiture and religious...
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EYE SCOOP.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: WWD; 4/17/2000; 528 words
; ...has withdrawn two paintings by Philippe de Champaigne -- "The Entry of Christ Into...to be grouped with three de Champaigne works from the same series at...Christ were commissioned from de Champaigne in 1628 by Marie de Medici...
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Philippe de Champaigne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Philippe de Champaigne , 1602-74, French painter, b. Brussels, of Flemish parents. In 1621 he went to Paris, where he worked with Poussin on the...
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Champaigne, Philippe de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Champaigne, Philippe de (1602–74). Flemish...cardinal vividly to life and show how Champaigne moderated the Baroque idiom of Rubens...nephew and pupil Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne (1631–81) in the Louvre...
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Philippe de Champagne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Philippe de Champagne see Champaigne .
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Nanteuil, Robert
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
...portrait engraver of the 17th century, and in France stands as the counterpart of Philippe de Champaigne among painters. He often engraved the work of Champaigne and other painters, but also made original compositions, in which he showed both...
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La Tour, Georges de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
...stillness that is considered to represent the spirit of 17th-century French classicism no less than the paintings of Philippe de Champaigne and Poussin in their different fields. Only three of La Tour's paintings are dated—the Payment...
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