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23 matches to Antoine
Antoine, André. 1858-1943. Antoine Theatre, Paris 1897.
Antoine, Jacques. -1801. Architect of Paris Mint.
Baïf, Jean Antoine de. 1532-89. French Pléiade poet. New metrical forms. Founded Academy of Music and Poetry 1571, in Paris.
Barye, Antoine. 1795-1875. French sculptor of simplicity, energy. Jaguar devouring a hare 1850.
Baumé, Antoine. 1728-1804. French chemist: aromatics discoverer.
Bourdelle, Antoine. 1861-1929. French sculptor. Simplified Greek style of heroic energy. Heracles 1910.
Cadillac, Antoine. 1658-1730. French Founded Detroit.
Diamond Necklace Affair. 1785. Necklace bought for Marie Antionette; not paid for. French Revolution.
Fersen, Hans. 1755-1810. Swedish. Failed attempt to save Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Fouquier-Tinville, Antoine. 1746-1795. Public prosecutor of the Revolutionary Tribunal during Terror. Guillotined.
Furetière, Antoine. 1619-88. French satirist/lexicographer. Nouvelle Allégorique 1658. Universal Dictionary 1684.
Galland, Antoine. 1646-1715. French translator of Arabian Nights, introduced the story to Europe 1704.
Gros, Antoine. 1771-1835. French painter of Napoleon’s military career.
Lavoisier, Antoine. 1743-94. French “father of modern chemistry”. Oxygen in combustion 1772. Guillotined.
Le Nain. Antoine, 1588-1648. Louis, 1593-1648. Mathieu, 1607-1677. French brothers, painters. Popular Scenes 1642.
Marie Antoinette. 1755-93. Daughter of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, Queen Consort to Louis XVI. Guillotined for seeking US aid vs French Revolution. -“Let them eat cake”.
Parmentier, Antoine. 1737-1813. French agronomist, cultivated potatoes.
Régence. c1700-30. Decorative arts style: Transition from heavy, linear to Rococo. Watteau.
Rococo. Art and Architecture 1720-70. Last stage of Baroque. Shell shaped motif in ornamentation. Dainty, graceful, ornate, smiling. Watteau. Boucher. Fragonard.
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de. 1900-44. French aviator, writer. Little Prince 1943.
Sax, Antoine. 1814-94. French inventor of saxophone 1846.
Vigée-Lebrun, Elizabeth. 1755-1842. French portrait painter. Marie-Antoinette.
Watteau, Antoine. 1684-1721. French painter known for color and naturalism. Embarcation for Cythera 1717.