Where: Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe Street, Toledo, OH 43604
When: July 17 - Oct 11, 2015
For more info, see: http://www.toledomuseum.org/exhibitions/frenchlandscapes/
News
Exhibit: LOUIS STYLE--FRENCH FRAMES, 1610–1792
Where: Getty Center, 1200 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
When: September 15, 2015 - January 3, 2016
Even if you miss the other exhibit on Louis XIV at the Getty closing Sept 5, you can catch this FREE exhibit through the new year.
For more info, see:
http://frenchculture.org/visual-and-performing-arts/events/louis-style-f...
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Lecture: "Fit for a King: Louis XIV and the Art of Fashion"
Special Lecture by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell as part of the ongoing Getty exhibit on Louis XIV.
Where: Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
When: Sun, August 23rd at 2:00pm
For more info, see: http://frenchculture.org/visual-and-performing-arts/events/louis-xiv-and...
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Children's Book "Louis I, King of the Sheep"
"Louis I, King of the Sheep" by Olivier Tallec (Enchanted Lion Books, September 2015) uses satire to treat themes central to the monarchy of the 17th century in a setting reminiscent of Versailles.
See the review from Publishers' Weekly:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59270-185-8
And additional images at:
http://frenchculture.org/books/new-titles/louis-i-king-sheep
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New Play Tells Story of "Jeanne des Anges"
A new original theater piece entitled "Jeanne des Anges", elaborated by Ron Bashford and Carine Montbertrand, tells the story of the 17th century French nun suspected of being demonically possessed. The show was performed in Maine this month (see link below), and is anticipated to run at Amherst College in the spring, as well as other venues.
http://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/possessed-french-nun-subject-of-new...
[Thank you to Deborah Steinberger for sharing this news with us.]
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Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature XLII, No. 83, 2015
Le nouveau numéro est arrivé! En voici le sommaire:
Bd. 42, Nr. 83 (2015)
Freier Zugang (Open Access) Zugang für Abonnent/innen
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Charlotte Trinquet du Lys
Artikel
Francis Assaf
Ralph Albanese
David K. Wagner
Heather Kirk
Jennifer Tamas
Megan Kruer
Bronwyn Reddan
Francis Mathieu
Tatiana Kozhanova
Nicholas Dion
Antoine Biscéré
Agnès Cousson
Etudes diverses
Christina Posselt-Kuhli, Jakob Willis
Stephen Fleck
COMPTES RENDUS
Volker Kapp
Violker Kapp
Emmanuel Minel
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