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Exhibition: Visitors to Versailles

What: "Visitors to Versailles 1682-1789 ", jointly produced by the Palace of Versailles and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

When and Where: 24 October 2017 to 25 February 2018 at the Chateau de Versailles; the show will move to New York beginning 9 April 2018

For more information, see: http://en.chateauversailles.fr/news/exhibitions/visitors-versailles

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Virtual Exhibitions from la BNF

What: virtual exhibitions in French and English on a variety of topics that touch on the 17th century in context, including the Globes of the Sun King, nautical maps, a history of games, and fairy tales.

These may be useful to provide brief historical overviews on given subjects for undergraduate courses.

To access: http://expositions.bnf.fr/index_eng.php

 

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Registration for the 36th conference of SE17 is now open
Dear Friends and Colleagues
 
I hope you are enjoying the summer. The registration for the 36th conference of SE17 is now open. Please register earlier so that you can benefit from the early bird rate, after September 15th the rates will increase.
 
I am much looking forward to welcoming you to Oakland in November!
 
A très bientôt,
 
Audrey Calefas-Strébelle
SE17 President
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Exhibition: Sévigné

What: Sévigné, épistolière du Grand Siècle

When: now through 22 October 2017

Where: Les Châteaux de la Drôme, Grignan

For more information, see: http://www.chateaux-ladrome.fr/fr/saison-2016-2017/expositions/sevigne-epistoliere-du-grand-siecle

 

[thank you to Claire Carlin for sharing this]

 

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Podcast: Catherine Bernard

What: podcast entitled « Catherine Bernard (1663 (?) – 1712) – La voix oubliée », émission Une vie, une oeuvre, France Culture, documentaire de Marie Potonet, avec Franco Piva, Aurore Evain et Agathe Sanjuan 

To listen: https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/une-vie-une-oeuvre/catherine-bernard-1663-1712-la-voix-oubliee

 

[thanks to Claire Carlin for sharing this broadcast]

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Exhibition: French Drawing

What: drawings by artists of the Classical Age including Claude Lorrain (1600–1682), Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665), Jacques Callot (1592–1635), and Charles Le Brun (1619–1690)

When: now through 15 Oct 2017

Where: The Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016

 

For more information, see: http://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/french-drawing

 

[thanks to Volker Schroder for passing this along]

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