Showing posts with label castle. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Chateau de Chantilly II

Chateau de Chantilly II, watercolor, 6x4"=15x10 cm. Painted sitting on the lawn in front of the castle, after finishing a delicious picnic my friend Mireille had prepared for us.
Chantilly was left to the Institute of France by the last Conde d'Aumale, in the late 1800s. He donated the castle, the immense parks and forest surrounding it, the whole library and paintings collection,(which includes one Raphael, two Delacroix, four Ingres, one Rosa Bonheur) on the following conditions: 1, Nothing could be changed. 2, Nothing could be lent. 3, Nothing could be sold. 4, Nothing could be rented out. And it had to be shown to the public. That's the reason being in Chantilly makes me feel like a princess, elegance surrounded by a forest, 30 km. from Paris!
Chateau de Chantilly II, acuarela. Pintada sentada en la hierba al frente del castillo, despues de terminar el delicioso picnic que mi amiga Mireille habia preparado para nosotras.
Chantilly fue dejada al Instituto de Francia por el ultimo Conde d'Aumale, al final del 1800. El dono el castillo, el inmenso parque y el bosque que lo rodea, la coleccion entera de libros antiguos y la coleccion de pinturas (que incluye un Raphael, dos Delacroix, cuatro Ingres, un Rosa Bonheur) con las siguientes condiciones: 1. Nada se podia cambiar. 2, Nada se podia prestar. 3, Nada se podia vender. 4, Nada se podia alquilar. Y debia ser mostrado al publico. Por eso estar en Chantilly me hace sentir como una princesa, elegancia rodeada de bosque, a 30 km. de Paris!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Chateau de Chantilly, France

Chateau de Chantilly, France, watercolor, 10x15 cm. Chantilly is a town 30 km. north of Paris. Chantilly is famous for the beautiful castle, the immense surrounding forest, the horses, and the cream. I painted this little postcard size watercolor sitting on the grass in front of the castle, a couple of days ago. The castle started as a fortress in the early Middle Ages, and has been added to and destroyed a few times since, just till the late 1800 when the Duc d'Aumale had what we see today built, decorated, and prepared to house his extensive collection of paintings and ancient books. The library and the art galleries are magnificent.
Chateau de Chantilly, acuarela. Chantilly es una ciudad a 30 km. al norte de Paris. Chantilly es famosa por su hermoso castillo, los bosques inmensos a su alrededor, los caballos, y la crema. Esta pequena acuarela la pinte sentada en la hierba al frente del castillo hace un par de dias. El castillo comenzo como una fortaleza en la Edad Media temprana, y ha sido construido y destruido varias veces desde entonces, hasta los finales del 1800, cuando el Duc d'Aumale hizo construir y decorar todo lo que se ve hoy, y preparar las habitaciones para albergar su extensa coleccion de pinturas y libros antiguos. La Biblioteca y Galerias de Arte son magnificas.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Chateaux d'Argeles

Chateaux d'Argeles, watercolor, 31x41cm. (12x16") This painting was inspired by my visit, last year, to the small castle in Argeles-Gazost, in the Haute Pyrenees, France.

I recently read that Selma Lagerloff, has said: "We have to treat old stories very carefully. They are similar to old roses, in which their petals fall off at the lightest touch." Lagerloff, a Swedish novelist, was the first woman to obtain the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1909.

Hace poco lei que Selma Lagerloff ha dicho;" Tenemos que tratar con cuidado las viejas historias. En ellas, como en las rosas viejas, sus petalos se deshojan al menor contacto." Lagerloff, novelista sueca, fue la primera mujer en obtener el Premio Nobel de Literatura, en 1909.