The Barque of DanteThe Barque of Dante (La Barque de Dante), also Dante and Virgil in Hell (Dante et Virgile aux enfers), is the first major painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, and is a work signalling the shift in the character of narrative painting, from Neo-Classicism towards Romanticism. The painting loosely depicts events narrated in canto eight of Dante's Inferno; a leaden, smoky mist and the blazing City of the Dead form the backdrop against which the poet Dante fearfully endures his crossing of the River Styx.
Françoise HardyFrançoise Madeleine Hardy (fʁɑ̃swaz madlɛn aʁdi; born 17 January 1944) is a retired French singer-songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a leading figure of the yé-yé wave. In addition to her native French, she also sang in English, Italian and German. Her career spanned more than fifty years with over thirty studio albums released. Born and raised in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, Hardy made her musical debut in 1962 on French label Disques Vogue and found immediate success through the song "Tous les garçons et les filles".
Armenian danceThe Armenian dance (Armenian: Հայկական պար) heritage has been considered the oldest and most varied in its respective region. From the fifth to the third millennia B.C., in the higher regions of Armenia, the land of Ararat, there are rock paintings of scenes of country dancing. These dances were most likely accompanied by certain kinds of songs or musical instruments. In the fifth century, Moses of Khoren (Movsés Khorenats'i) himself had heard of how the old descendants of Aram (that is Armenians) make mention of these things (epic tales) in the ballads for the lyre and their songs and dances.
Laurent ParienteLaurent Pariente (born May 4, 1962 in Oran, French Algeria) is a French sculptor One-man exhibitions 2006 – Musée Antoine Bourdelle, Paris. – Galerie Frank, Paris 2005 – Stellan Holm Gallery, New York 2004 – Galerie Frank, Paris. 2003 – « Quelques cabinets d’amateurs » Fonds régional d'art contemporain de Picardie, Amiens 2001 – Galerie Saint-Séverin, Paris. 2000 – Galerie Cent8, Paris. 1999 – Salle de Bains, alternative space, Lyon. 1998 – Galerie Cent8, Paris. 1997 – Le Creux de l'enfer, Centre d'art contemporain, Thiers.
Arthur Bernard (author)Jean-Pierre Arthur Bernard (11 June 1940 – 26 October 2022) was a French author, historian, and essayist. Bernard was born in Valence at the start of World War II to a middle-class family. He studied at the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies (IEP Grenoble) and the Sciences Po before continuing with literature at Paris-Sorbonne University. From 1968 to 2008, Bernard taught history of political ideas at IEP Grenoble. In 1995, he was a visiting professor in the French and Italian departments at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Jean Marie Le BrisJean Marie Le Bris (25 March 1817, Concarneau – 17 February 1872, Douarnenez) was a French aviator, born in Concarneau, Brittany who built two glider aircraft and performed at least one flight on board of his first machine in late 1856. His name (ʒɑ̃ maʁi lə bʁis) is sometimes spelled Jean-Marie Le Bris, and he is also known as Yann Vari Ar Briz (jɑ̃n vari ar briz\s) in Breton language. Jean Marie Le Bris was born in Concarneau, Brittany, France on 25 March 1817 at 5AM local time.
Jean-Marie PeltJean-Marie Pelt (24 October 1933 – 23 December 2015) was a French biologist, botanist and pharmacist with degrees in both biology and pharmacy. He was professor at the University of Lorraine, specializing in medicinal plants and traditional pharmacopeia, and is the author of several scientific articles and books on pharmaceutical plants, plant biology and urban ecology. Pelt was known to the French public as the producer of several television series and radio broadcasts on plant biology and ecology.
Cactoblastis cactorumCactoblastis cactorum, the cactus moth, South American cactus moth or nopal moth, is native to Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. It is one of five species in the genus Cactoblastis that inhabit South America, where many parasitoids, predators and pathogens control the expansion of the moths' population. This species has been introduced into many areas outside its natural range, including Australia, the Caribbean, and South Africa. In some locations, it has spread uncontrollably and was consequently classified an invasive species.
Saint-PythonSaint-Python (sɛ̃ pitɔ̃; officially spelt Sainct-Pieton and St-Piton during different periods preceding 1800) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was named after Piatus of Tournai. Its inhabitants are called Saint-Piatiens or Piatonnais. In 1176, a Leprosarium Title of Cambrai first mentions 'Santus Piatus'. 'Sancto Piato' is found in a letter by Roger de Wavrin, évêque de Cambrai in 1182 and in the Communal Charter of Solesmes in 1202. 'Python' is a deformation of 'Piatus or Piat'.
Jean LetourneauJean Letourneau (18 September 1907 – 16 March 1986) was a French lawyer and politician. He was a lifelong Christian Democrat. During World War II (1939–45) he was active in the French Resistance. After the war he was a deputy in the national legislature from 1945 to 1956, and held various ministerial posts. His most important office was that of Minister, or Minister of State, for Relations with Associated States. He held office between 1950 and 1953.
