FONTAINEBLEAU

fôNtĕnblōˈ, town (1990 pop. 18,037), Seine-et-Marne dept., N France, SE of Paris. It is a favorite spring and autumn resort and was long a royal residence, chiefly because of the excellent hunting in the vast Forest of Fontainebleau. Louis IV resided in Fontainebleau, and Philip IV and Louis XIII were born there. Francis I built the magnificent palace, the chief glory of French Renaissance architecture and the scene of many historic events. Francesco Primaticcio and Sebastiano Serlio, the principal artists of the palace, came to be known, along with their fellow artisans, as the first school of Fontainebleau. In the palace Louis XIV signed (1685) the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Pope Pius VII was imprisoned (1812–14), and Napoleon signed his first abdication (1814). Fontainebleau also has a military museum. The town was headquarters of the military branch of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 1945 to 1965.

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Mannerism: The Painting and Style of the Late Renaissance
Book by Jacques Bousquet, Simon Watson Taylor; Braziller, 1964
...Parmigianino. Worked in Rome, Bologna and Fontainebleau. Along with Rene Boyvin q. v. and...engravings after the works of Rosso at Fontainebleau. FEI , Alessandro, known as del Barbiere...the manner of Giulio Romano q. v. . FONTAINEBLEAU, School of. This designates the painters...
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Index to Reproductions of European Paintings: A Guide to Pictures in More Than Three Hundred Books
Book by Isabel Stevenson Monro, Kate M. Monro; H. W. Wilson, 1956
Subjects: Painting--Indexes
...della Signora da Fonseca La fontaine by Chardin La fontaine damour by Fragonard Fontainebleau Cezanne, P. Fontainebleau Corot, J. B. C. Forest of Fontainebleau Corot, J. B. C. Rocks in the forest of Fontainebleau Courbet, G. Woods...
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The European Council: Gatekeeper of the European Community
Book by Mary Troy Johnston; Westview Press, 1994
Subjects: European Economic Community--European Council, European Federation
...of its decisionmaking capacity. The Fontainebleau European Council of June 1984, finally...time the heads of government met at Fontainebleau, the EC desperately needed new resources...was already overspent by the time of Fontainebleau, and the Commission planned budget...
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A History of French Architecture: From the Reign of Charles VIII till the Death of Mazarin
Book by Reginald Theodore Blomfield; G. Bell and Sons ltd., 1911
Subjects: Architecture--France--History
...alteration, and we must look elsewhere in Fontainebleau for evidence of his design. The Aile...is the best piece of architecture in Fontainebleau. Palustre considered that it was built...says that Serlio did design work at Fontainebleau; and there is no reason to doubt this...
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A Catalogue of French Paintings - Vol. 1
Book by Charles Sterling; Harvard University Press, 1955
Subjects: Painting, French--Catalogs, Painting--New York (State)--New York--Catalogs
...Wishing to decorate his chateau at Fontainebleau, the king brought from Italy the painters...indirect part in the formation of the Fontainebleau style. The painter of our panel reveals...Primaticcio, who for some time worked on at Fontainebleau after Rosso died in 1540, exerting...
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journal articles on: Fontainebleau  - 174 results

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Penelope's Web: Francesco Primaticcio's Epic Revision at Fontainebleau
Journal article by Giancarlo Fiorenza; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Architecture, French--Analysis, Architecture, French--History, Fontainebleau, France--History, French architecture--Analysis, French architecture--History, Primaticcio, Francesco--Criticism and interpretation, Primaticcio, Francesco--Works
...Francesco Primaticcios Epic Revision at Fontainebleau. by Giancarlo Fiorenza When Marguerite...1547), visited the royal chateau of Fontainebleau in 1542, she remarked that the absence...Given the highly allusive character of Fontainebleau, with its distinctive language of...
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"Excellence in Execution" and "Fitness for Teaching": Assessments of Women at the Conservatoire Americain
Journal article by Kendra Preston Leonard; Women & Music, Vol. 11, 2007
Subjects: Boulanger, Nadia--Achievements and awards, Composers--Achievements and awards, Copland, Aaron--Achievements and awards, Execution (Punishment), Executions and executioners, Teachers--Achievements and awards, Teaching
...American musicians in the Palais de Fontainebleau, just outside of Paris. This school...highly trained of American students to Fontainebleau for French training. As their memoirs...schools faculty expected to welcome to Fontainebleau a student body of highly trained musicians...
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Marguerite De Navarre and the Androgynous Portrait of Francois Ier
Journal article by Barbara Hochstetler Meyer; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 48, 1995
Subjects: Ier, Francois (King of France)--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Portraits--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...an Italian artist who arrived at Fontainebleau in 1552 ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 2 OMITTED...date of 1545.(13) As a painter at Fontainebleau during Francoiss lifetime, he was...Paris, 1972-73. The Ecole de Fontainebleau catalogue noted both attributions and...
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`Qui a Pais N'a Que Faire De Patrie': Joachim Du Bellay's Resistance to a French Identity
Journal article by Marc Bizer; The Romanic Review, Vol. 91, 2000
Subjects: Du Bellay, Joachim--Criticism, interpretation, etc., French language--History, French poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Identity--Analysis, Poets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...were in the chambre du roi (54) at Fontainebleau occupied by Francois Ier, which foreshadowed...paintings in the Gallery of Ulysses at Fontainebleau that prudence is the quintessential...Iconography of the Galerie Francois-Ier at Fontainebleau," Gazette des Beaux-Arts (1958...
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Homer for the Court of Francois I
Journal article by Marian Rothstein; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Greek literature--Translations and translating, Homer (Greek poet)--Works, Translations--Analysis, Translations--History
...Homeric subjects in the decoration of Fontainebleau, undertaken contemporaneously with...after the portrait which is at Fontainebleau in the high chapel." (90) The interpretive...Hampton, 125-52. Durham, 2003. Fontainebleau: LArt en France 1520-16101 Art in...
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magazine articles on: Fontainebleau  - 122 results

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Fontainebleau
Magazine article by Charles Giry-Deloison; History Today, Vol. 43, November 1993
Subjects: Architecture, French--History, France--History, Palaces--France
Fontainebleau by Charles Giry-Deloison In May...major architectural undertakings, Fontainebleau was his favourite. Its purpose was...forest of Blare, a hunters paradise, Fontainebleau was in 1527 a decadent medieval chateau...
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Miami Fantasia
Magazine article by Rhonda Lieberman; Artforum International, Vol. 31, February 1993
Subjects: Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Spa, Miami Beach, Florida--Design and construction
...inverted my whole economy of scarcity as a consumer: the Fontainebleau effectively realizes the fantasy of each guests total potency...Institute of Chicago. All quotations about Lapidus and the Fontainebleau from Martina Duttman and Friederike Schneider, eds...
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Behaving like a Leader
Magazine article by Fay Hansen; Workforce Management, Vol. 87, December 15, 2008
Subjects: Business schools, Customization, Executives, Insead-Fontainebleau France, Integrated curriculum, Tuck School of Business-Dartmouth, United States
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Good Friends and Brothers? Francis I and Henry VIII
Magazine article by Glenn Richardson; History Today, Vol. 44, September 1994
Subjects: France--Kings and rulers, Francis I, King of France--Foreign relations, Henry VIII, King of England--Foreign relations, United Kingdom--Kings and rulers
...Paris) and improving his chateau at Fontainebleau. The work here was carried out by...surviving example of Rossos work at Fontainebleau is the Galerie Francois Ier of which...with the French court. They visited Fontainebleau, the classical iconography of which...
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Tide of Decadence: French Art from 1500-1800
Magazine article by Julian Morgan; World and I, Vol. 24, November 2009
Subjects: Art, French--Criticism and interpretation, Art, French--Exhibitions, French art--Criticism and interpretation, French art--Exhibitions, French history--Portrayals
...Revolution, fostered by the School of Fontainebleau to the lavish indulgences of the Rococo...most notably at the kings chateau at Fontainebleau. The artists who worked at the chateau...came to be known as the School of Fontainebleau--sumptuously sculpting and painting...
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newspaper articles on: Fontainebleau  - 160 results

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RETREAT FROM PARIS; A New Exhibition Opening Next Week Celebrates the Forest of Fontainebleau That Inspired the Barbizon Painters. Philippa Stockley Follows in Their Footsteps
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 1, 2009
Subjects: Painters (Artists)--Exhibitions, Painters--Exhibitions, Painting (Art)--Exhibitions, Painting--Exhibitions
...Next Week Celebrates the Forest of Fontainebleau That Inspired the Barbizon Painters...edge of the vast and magical forest of Fontainebleau. In Barbizon, from 1830, painters...century the airy, magical forest of Fontainebleau was the favoured hunting ground of...
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Ol' Blue Eyes' Place Gets Its Sparkle Back; REBORN: The New-Look Fontainebleau in Miami, Once Popular with Sinatra and the Ratpack
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 23, 2008
...Sparkle Back; REBORN: The New-Look Fontainebleau in Miami, Once Popular with Sinatra...to spend a couple of nights at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach. Any news of...to watch the decline of the iconic Fontainebleau, locally pronounced Fountain Blue...
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Labor Leaders Discuss Economy in a Posh Resort; Say Fontainebleau 'Union' Site
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 6, 2009
Subjects: Clothing stores--Economic aspects, Labor unions--United States, Limited Brands Inc. Victoria's Secret Stores Div., Resorts
...Discuss Economy in a Posh Resort; Say Fontainebleau Union Site. Byline: Jim McElhatton...week in Miami Beach, Fla., at the Fontainebleau Resort, which dubs itself the epicenter...they had a good reason for picking the Fontainebleau: union jobs. Stewart Acuff, special...
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Into the Woods; National Gallery Focuses on French Forest
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 1, 2008
Subjects: Artists
...large tract, known as the Forest of Fontainebleau, is where the Barbizon school took...Claude Monet within the well-traveled Fontainebleau forest and nearby villages of Barbizon...tree-lined scene of the road through Fontainebleau, for example, is nearly identical...
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Once More Unto the Beach; after Years of Neglect, the City of Miami Has Recaptured Its Super-Cool Crown - and the A-List Stars Are Rushing Back, Says Frank Barrett
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 13, 2011
...factors has been the reopening of the Fontainebleau after its recent $1bn makeover. Located...world. Immediately adjacent to the Fontainebleau, the Beach House has taken shape on...786 507 7900. Room rates at the Fontainebleau start from about euro310 per night...
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encyclopedia articles on: Fontainebleau  - 36 results

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Fontainebleau, School Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FONTAINEBLEAU, SCHOOL OF group of 16th-century artists who decorated the royal palace at Fontainebleau. The major figures in this group were...important member of the school, arrived at Fontainebleau in 1530; he was followed in 1532 by...
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Fontainebleau
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FONTAINEBLEAU foNtenblo , town (1990 pop. 18,037), Seine-et...because of the excellent hunting in the vast Forest of Fontainebleau. Louis IV resided in Fontainebleau, and Philip IV and Louis XIII were born there. Francis...
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Renaissance Art and Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...mannerism began to be felt, particularly at Fontainebleau (see Fontainebleau, school of ). Artists in England and Spain...livable chateaus replaced grim feudal castles. Fontainebleau , Chambord , and Azay-le-Rideau are famous...
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French Art
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...as artistic director, and a school of French painters worked in an Italianate manner at the palace of Fontainebleau (see Fontainebleau, school of ). The French sculptors Jean Goujon and Germain Pilon contributed classical grace and expressiveness...
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French Architecture
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of the 16th cent., Francis I established his court at Fontainebleau outside Paris, where he employed numerous Italian architects...Sebastiano Serlio, Il Rosso, and Francesco Primaticcio (see Fontainebleau, school of ). At the same time native architects came...
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