23 résultats pour "magnificence"

• Le style Louis XIV Unité, magnificence, ordonnance.

• NICOLAS MACHIAVEL AU MAGNIFIQUE LAURENT DE MÉDICIS La coutume la plus fréquente

  et broder leurs écrits ; car j'ai voulu ou que rien ne lui fit honneur, ou que seules la différence de la matière et la gravité du sujet la fassent agréer. Et je ne veux pas qu'on parle de présomption si un homme de basse et infime condition a la hardiesse d'examiner et régler le gouvernement des princes ; car comme ceux qui dessinent les paysages se placent en bas dans la plaine pour observer la nature des montagnes et des lieux élevés, et pour observer celle des lieux bas se plac...

• Le Rouge et Le Noir Le salon était de la plus haute magnificence, doré comme la galerie de Diane aux Tuileries, avec des tableaux à l'huile au lambris.

  un roman écrit pour des laquais." Ce mot rendit toute son activité à l'âme de Julien. "On a voulu me perdre auprès de la maréchale; on lui a dit mon enthousiasme pour Napoléon. Ce fait l'a assez piquée pour qu'elle cède à la tentation de me le faire sentir. Cette découverte l'amusa toute la soirée, et le rendit amusant. Comme il prenait congé de la maréchale sous le vestibule de l'Opéra: \24Souvenez-vous, monsieur, lui dit-elle, qu'il ne faut pas aimer Bonaparte quand on m'aime; on peut tout au...

• Diane de Poitiers par Simone Martin-Chauffier " La magnificence et la galanterie n'ont jamais paru en France avec tant d'éclat que dans les dernières années du règne de Henry second.

  par Simone Martin-Chauffier

• Michelangelo I INTRODUCTION Michelangelo (1475-1564), Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and poet whose artistic accomplishments exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent European art.

  (17 ft) tall, was carved from a block of stone that another sculptor had left unfinished. Michelangelo drew on the classical tradition in depicting David as a nude,standing with his weight on one leg, the other leg at rest ( see contrapposto). This pose suggests impending movement, and the entire sculpture shows tense waiting, as David sizes up his enemy and considers his course of action. While David reveals Michelangelo's expert knowledge of anatomy (he had been dissecting corpses for about...

• Michelangelo.

  (17 ft) tall, was carved from a block of stone that another sculptor had left unfinished. Michelangelo drew on the classical tradition in depicting David as a nude,standing with his weight on one leg, the other leg at rest ( see contrapposto). This pose suggests impending movement, and the entire sculpture shows tense waiting, as David sizes up his enemy and considers his course of action. While David reveals Michelangelo's expert knowledge of anatomy (he had been dissecting corpses for about...

• Ottoman Empire .

  fleets at Suez, Egypt; though the Portuguese were not expelled, Selim did manage to prevent the establishment of a total Portuguese monopoly over the spice trade. Selim I died in 1520 after having spent most of his short reign on matters pertaining to the east. His son and successor Süleyman I (reigned 1520-1566) again turnedthe attention of the Ottomans to the west. In August 1521 Süleyman, later known as Süleyman the Magnificent, opened the road to Hungary by capturing Belgrade, aHungarian str...

• Ottoman Empire - History.

  fleets at Suez, Egypt; though the Portuguese were not expelled, Selim did manage to prevent the establishment of a total Portuguese monopoly over the spice trade. Selim I died in 1520 after having spent most of his short reign on matters pertaining to the east. His son and successor Süleyman I (reigned 1520-1566) again turnedthe attention of the Ottomans to the west. In August 1521 Süleyman, later known as Süleyman the Magnificent, opened the road to Hungary by capturing Belgrade, aHungarian str...

• Définition / Usage: APPARTEMENT, substantif masculin.

  ? 4. C'?tait pourtant le moins difficultueux des hommes. On raconte qu'il s'?tait fait b?tir un petit appartement au d?sert des Champs, et que, lorsqu'il allait y passer quelque temps, il ?difiait tout le monde par son extr?me civilit?,... CHARLES-AUGUSTIN SAINTE-BEUVE, Port-Royal, tome 2, 1842, page 527. Remarque?: 2. R?gionalisme (en particulier canadianisme), le mot peut avoir le sens de ? pi?ce ? (confer Soci?t? du Parler fran?ais au Canada, 1930). Populaire ? ?tage ?. Confer DICTIONNAIRE...

• Candide fut net et rapide, et sans donner le temps à l'inquisiteur de revenir de sa surprise, il le perce d'outre en outre, et le jette à côté du Juif.

  mien que mon coeur est presque fermé à l'espérance. \24 Vous vous plaignez, leur dit la vieille ; hélas ! vous n'avez pas éprouvé des infortunes telles que les miennes. » Cunégonde se mit presque à rire, et trouva cette bonne femme fort plaisante de prétendre être plus malheureuse qu'elle. « Hélas ! lui dit-elle, ma bonne, à moins que vous n'ayez été violée par deux Bulgares, que vous n'ayez reçu deux coups de couteau dans le ventre, qu'on n'ait démoli deux de vos châteaux, qu'on n'ait ég...

• LE MONDE COMME IL VA directeur, homme éloquent, lui parla dans ce cabinet avec tant de véhémence et d'onction que la dame avait, quand elle revint, les yeux humides, les joues enflammées, la démarche mal assurée, la parole tremblante.

  des traits si vifs et si touchants que Babouc versa des larmes. Il ne douta pas que ces héros et ces héroïnes, ces rois et ces reines qu'il venait d'entendre, ne fussent les prédicateurs de l'empire; il se proposa même d'engager Ituriel à les venir entendre, bien sûr qu'un tel spectacle le réconcilierait pour jamais avec la ville. Dès que cette fête fut finie, il voulut voir la principale reine, qui avait débité dans ce beau palais une morale si noble et si pure; il se fit introduire che...

• Austria - country.

  Wildlife is generally scarce in Austria. Chamois, deer, and marmot are still present; bear, which were once abundant, are now almost completely absent. Hunting isstrictly regulated to protect the remaining species. F Environmental Issues Industrial emissions, a high volume of tourist traffic, and significant air pollution from other countries—principally the former East Germany, Slovakia, and the CzechRepublic—combine to make acid rain the major environmental problem in Austria. One-quarter of...

• Idaho - geography.

  Idaho-Montana state line in the southern part of the Bitterroot Mountains. Consequently, nearly all the rivers in the state drain toward the Pacific. Most of Idaho lieswithin the drainage basin of the Columbia River system. The Snake River, which is the chief river in southern and central Idaho, follows a crescent-shaped course forabout 790 km (about 490 mi) across southern Idaho. It then swings northward along the Idaho state line and joins the Columbia River in Washington. Major tributariesof...

• Idaho - USA History.

  Idaho-Montana state line in the southern part of the Bitterroot Mountains. Consequently, nearly all the rivers in the state drain toward the Pacific. Most of Idaho lieswithin the drainage basin of the Columbia River system. The Snake River, which is the chief river in southern and central Idaho, follows a crescent-shaped course forabout 790 km (about 490 mi) across southern Idaho. It then swings northward along the Idaho state line and joins the Columbia River in Washington. Major tributariesof...

• TEXTE : LETTRE A MÉNÉCÉE D'EPICURE

  d'une nourriture simple et non somptueuse porte à la plénitude de la santé, elle fait l'homme intrépide dans sesoccupations, elle renforce grâce à l'intermittence de frugalité et de magnificence, elle apaise devant les coups de lafortune.Partant, quand nous disons que le plaisir est le but de la vie, il ne s'agit pas des plaisirs déréglés ni des jouissancesluxurieuses ainsi que le prétendent ceux qui ne nous connaissent pas, nous comprennent mal ou s'opposent à nous.Par plaisir, c'est bien l'a...

• Nicklaus-Watson Match.

  until 1977, primarily because golf officials felt that there weren't enough hotel rooms in the area to attract and accommodate the crowds. But officials finally relented,deciding that the majestic course deserved to stage golf's most noble tournament. The sun shone brightly over this scene for the July event. Nicklaus and Watson were both on the leader board after the first two rounds with identical scores of 68-70-138. Their dramatic play began in the third round, on Friday. Nicklaus jumped...

• Rembrandt.

  myth that the painting was rejected by those who commissioned it, and led to a decline in Rembrandt's reputation and fortune, it was actually well received. Many of Rembrandt's landscapes in this middle period are romantic and based on his imagination rather than recording specific places. The inclusion of ancient ruins androlling hills, not a part of the flat Dutch countryside, as in River Valley with Ruins (Staatliche Gemäldegalerie, Kassel), suggests a classical influence derived from Italy...

• Rembrandt I INTRODUCTION Rembrandt (1606-1669), Dutch baroque artist, who ranks as one of the greatest painters in the history of Western art.

  of his collection of art and antiquities, taken before an auction to pay his debts, showed the breadth of Rembrandt's interests: ancient sculpture, Flemish and ItalianRenaissance paintings, Far Eastern art, contemporary Dutch works, weapons, and armor. Unfortunately, the results of the auction—including the sale of hishouse—were disappointing. These problems in no way affected Rembrandt's work; if anything, his artistry increased. Some of the great paintings from this period are The Jewish Brid...

• Byzantine Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Archangel Michael This depiction of the archangel Michael, in Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice, Italy, is an example of ancient enamel art.

  This Byzantine ivory relief shows Christ the Pantocrator, or ruler of the world, raising his hand in a gesture of blessing. Itcomes from the cover of a lectionary, or book containing portions of the scriptures, and dates from the second golden ageof Byzantine art, the late 10th century. The relief is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England.Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York Mosaics were the favored medium for the interior adornment of Byzantine churches. The small cubes, or tesserae, t...

• Mesopotamian Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Mesopotamian Art and Architecture, the arts and buildings of the ancient Middle Eastern civilizations that developed in the area (now Iraq) between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers from prehistory to the 6th century BC.

  arts. III EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD Figures from Tell AsmarCreated around 2700 bc, these stone figures are from the city of Tell Asmar in what today is Iraq. From the Temple ofAbu, the statuettes stood in watchful prayer with the wide, staring eyes often found in Sumerian sculpture. The figuresare in the Iraq Museum, Baghdād, Iraq.Art Resource, NY The first historical epoch of Sumerian dominance lasted from about 3000 BC until about 2340 BC. While earlier architectural traditions continued, a ne...

• Montréal - geography.

  percent), and Eastern Orthodox (2.8 percent) religions. Another 5.4 percent claim no religious affiliation. IV EDUCATION AND CULTURE Montréal has a large number of private schools, most of them partially funded by the province. Like the rest of Québec province, Montréal has two public schoolsystems, one for French speakers and one for English speakers. The Charter of the French Language (1977), known as Bill 101, restricts access to English-languageschools and requires children of immigrants t...

• Montréal - Geography.

  percent), and Eastern Orthodox (2.8 percent) religions. Another 5.4 percent claim no religious affiliation. IV EDUCATION AND CULTURE Montréal has a large number of private schools, most of them partially funded by the province. Like the rest of Québec province, Montréal has two public schoolsystems, one for French speakers and one for English speakers. The Charter of the French Language (1977), known as Bill 101, restricts access to English-languageschools and requires children of immigrants t...

• From Bulfinch's Mythology: Cupid and Psyche - anthology.

  waters, and fast by, a magnificent palace whose august front impressed the spectator that it was not the work of mortal hands, but the happy retreat of some god.Drawn by admiration and wonder, she approached the building and ventured to enter. Every object she met filled her with pleasure and amazement. Golden pillarssupported the vaulted roof, and the walls were enriched with carvings and paintings representing beasts of the chase and rural scenes, adapted to delight the eye of thebeholder. Pro...