Sunrise in Paris
by Kathy Bassett
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Sunrise in Paris
Artist
Kathy Bassett
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Photograph - Photography
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Sweet morning surprise, just off the TGV from Poitiers. I felt quenched in its peace. Luxembourg Gardens.
The Medici Fountain (La fontaine M'dicis) was built in 1630 by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France. It was designed by Tomasso Francini, a Florentine fountain maker and hydraulic engineer who was brought from Florence to France by King Henry IV. It was in the form of a grotto, a popular feature of the Italian Renaissance garden. It fell into ruins during the 18th century, but in 1811, at the command of Napoleon Bonaparte, the fountain was restored by Jean Chalgrin, the architect of the Arc de Triomphe. In 1864-66, the fountain was moved to its present location, centered on the east front of the Palais du Luxembourg. The long basin of water was built and flanked by plane trees, and the sculptures of the giant Polyphemus surprising the lovers Acis and Galatea, by French classical sculptor Auguste Ottin, were added to the grotto's rockwork.
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July 24th, 2012
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Kathy Bassett
Thank you for featuring Sunrise in Paris in your Waiting Room Art group, Luther Fine Art!
Kathy Bassett
Thank you Svetlana! for the feature of Sunrise in Paris in your The World We See group!
Kathy Bassett
Thank you for the feature of Sunrise in Paris Naomi! in your Worldly Photography group!
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oops... late nights... I would like to thank Jeff! for featuring Sunrise In Paris in your Pleasing The Eye group!
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Thank you very much Christie! for featuring Sunrise in Paris in your Chiaroscuro Group!
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Thank you Rosanne. You will be thrilled at all the possibilities! Thanks for your share!
Kathy Bassett
Thanks so much for featuring Sunrise in Paris in the Greeting Cards for All Occasions group, Darren!
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