#francois andre vincent

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

François-André Vincent (1746-1816) "The Greek Priest" (c. 1782) Oil on canvas Neoclassical

[portrait-paintings]

Portrait of Francois-Andre Vincent

Artist: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (French, 1749–1803)

Date: 1795

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France

François-André Vincent

François-André Vincent (30 December 1746 – 4 August 1816) was a French neoclassical painter.

[historypaintings]

President Molé Confronted by Insurgents

Artist: François André Vincent (French, 1746-1816)

Date: 1778-1779

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, United States

Mathieu Molé

The son of Edouard Molé (d. 1614), who was for a time procureur-général, he was educated at the University of Orléans. Admitted conseiller in 1606, he was président aux requêtes in 1610, procureur-général in succession to Nicolas de Bellièvre in 1614, and took part in the assembly of the Notables summoned at Rouen in 1617. He fought in vain against the setting up of special tribunals, or commissions, to try prisoners charged with political offences, and for his persistence in the case of the brothers Louis and Michel de Marillac he was suspended in 1631, and ordered to appear at Fontainebleau in his own defense.

Hitherto Molé's relations with Cardinal Richelieu had been fairly good, but his inclination to the doctrines of Port Royal increased the differences between them. It was not until after Richelieu's death that he was able to secure the release of his friend, the abbé de St Cyran. In 1641 he was appointed first president of the parlement, with the preliminary condition that he should not permit the general assembly of the chambers except by express order of the king. After Richelieu's death the pretensions of the parlement increased; the hereditary magistrature arrogated to itself the functions of the states-general, and in 1648 the parlement with the other sovereign courts (the cour des aides, the grand conseil, and the cour des comptes) met in one assembly and proposed for the royal sanction twenty-seven articles, which amounted in substance to a new constitution.

In the long conflict between Anne of Austria and the parlement, Molé, without yielding the rights of the parlement, played a conciliatory part. In the popular tumult known as the day of the barricades (26 August 1648) he sought out Mazarin and the queen to demand the release of Pierre Broussel and his colleagues, whose seizure had been the original cause of the outbreak. Next day the parlement marched in procession to repeat Molé's demand. On their way back they were stopped by the crowd. Molé was threatened with death unless he brought back Broussel or Mazarin as a hostage. Many magistrates fled; the remnant, headed by the intrepid Molé, returned to the Palais Royal, where Anne of Austria was induced to release the prisoners.

Molé's moderating counsels failed to prevent the outbreak of the first Fronde, but he negotiated the peace of Rueil in 1651, and averted a conflict between the partisans of Condé and of the Cardinal de Retz within the precincts of the Palais de Justice. He refused honours and rewards for himself or his family, but became keeper of the seals, in which capacity he was compelled to follow the court, and he therefore retired from the presidency of the parlement.

The Mémoires of Molé were edited for the Société de l'histoire de France (4 vols., 1855) by Aimé Champollion-Figeac, and his life was written by Baron AGP de Barante in Le Parlement et la Fronde (1859). See also the memoirs of Omer Talon and of De Retz.

[granstromjulius]

François-André Vincent

[agalmacoppelia]

Story imagery, character design - "The Magpie and Squirrel's Daughter", the changeling story

Character design: The heroine's father (the magpie) is/was also a writer, throwing himself into his career and passions at the expense of his family

Both the heroine (Larissa) and her father write/work best when in various states of undress. The sensation of fabric can be too distracting

Antoine-Vincent Arnault, secretaire de l'Académie française (detail). By François André Vincent, 1801

[martellspear]

“I was the oldest,” the prince said, “and yet I am the last. After Mors and Olyvar died in their cradles, I gave up hope of brothers. I was nine when Elia came, a squire in service at Salt Shore. When the raven arrived with word that my mother had been brought to bed a month too soon, I was old enough to understand that meant the child would not live. Even when Lord Gargalen told me that I had a sister, I assured him that she must shortly die. Yet she lived, by the Mother’s mercy. And a year later Oberyn arrived, squalling and kicking. I was a man grown when they were playing in these pools. Yet here I sit, and they are gone."

— Study of an old man; Francois Andre Vincent / A philosopher Looking into the mirror; Jusepe de Ribera / Anguish; August Friedrich Schenck | quotes: The Iron Claw • A Feast for Crows

[1ndivara]

young alcibiades,

Reference: alcibiades being taught by socrates francois andre vincent

(the shadow is supposed to be in the shape of a war helmet btw)

[amicus-noctis]

“Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.” ― Homer, The Odyssey

Painting: Detail from "Belisarius" by by Francois-Andre Vincent

[unknown171204]

Les Misérables 1991

After the semi-failure of the very first show in 1980

Les Mis should have logically fallen into oblivion … Without the miraculous intervention of Cameron Mackintosh !!

While he had just inaugurated Cats on Broadway, the concept album of the show was sent to him by the director Peter Farago, who having seen the stage adaptation of Robert Hossein and wanted to create an English adaptation

Mackintosh, initially reluctant eventually accepted the challenge

It took him two years of work in collaboration with Herbert Kretzmer, Siobhan Bracke and James Fenton

The first adaptation of a French musical to finally be created in London in October 1985 at the Barbican Centre before moving to the West End :

The HUGE success will lead to the production of a second official French version ( we can even consider it as a remake)

Because it would be stupid to change a winning team

Cameron Mackintosh will take the reins of the project ( with behind him the shadow of Alain Boublil who will have to RETRANSLATE Kretzmer's texts which are translations of his own texts )

it is he who will stage this new version closer to the English adaptation than to the original show

The show will be performed in Montreal at the Théâtre Saint-Denis then in Paris at the Théâtre Mogador

1991 full album :

FRENCH DISTRIBUTION :

Robert Marien : Jean Valjean

Patrick Rocca : Javert

Louise Pitre : Fantine

Laurent Gendron : Mr Thénardier

Marie-France Roussel : Mrs Thénardier

Lynda Zaoui / Anne-Laure Grondin / Nora Kati / Aurélie Lebarbé / Marjorie Theillaumas / Karine Debec / Audrey Boitel : alternately little Cosette and little Eponine

Marie Zamora : Cosette

Stéphanie Martin : Éponine

Ludwig Briand / Cyrille Vannier / Alexis Tomassian : Gavroche

Jérôme Pradon : Marius

Julien Combey : Enjolras

Renaud Marx : Grantaire

Vincent Vittoz : Combeferre

Pierre-Yves Duchesne : Courfeyrac

Juan Pablo Armitano : Feuilly

CANADIAN DISTRIBUTION :

Robert Marien : Jean Valjean

Peter Zinko : Javert

Louise Pitre : Fantine

Andre Therrien : Mr Thénardier

Mireille Thibeault : Mrs Thénardier

Clotilde Aras / Adrienne Nye / Lily Russell / Aurelie Lebarbe / Marjorie Theillaumas / Anne-Laure Grondin : alternately little Cosette and little Eponine

Laur Fugère : Cosette

Stéphanie Martin : Éponine

Andrew Bauer-Gâdor / Gabriel Kakon : Gavroche

Frayne McCarthy : Marius

Francois Godin : Enjolras

Daniel Jean : Grantaire

Sébastien Dhavernas : Courfeyrac

Alexandre Beaulieu : Joly

Unlike the original show which had a lot of archive photos but few videos , here I was able to find more interesting materials :

The Full Live Recording of the Show :

Unfortunately ... the show was a resounding failure

Les Mis were snubbed for two reasons :

1 - France and musicals is an incredibly recent encounter !!

The public was not interested in this kind of entertainment, which was considered pedantic and unnecessarily expensive , it will be necessary to wait for "Notre Dame de Paris"

( ironically another musical based on a novel by Victor Hugo)

In 1999, for this kind of show to be adopted and appreciated by the public ( I will probably talk about it one day, it is this show which launched the craze and then the golden age of French musicals )

2 - Fans of the first album and show felt betrayed

It's not easy to accept as a long-time fan that a work is cut or modified ... So when an Englishman allows himself to modify the songs and the scenography, declaring this version to be superior to the original ?! The pill was definitely difficult to swallow

( not to mention the Franco-English friend-enemy relationship which goes back a long way )

Die-hard fans took this as an affront and boycotted the show

Apparently, Cameron Mackintosh was so upset and disappointed by the situation that he called France a "musical graveyard " which only further angered the public, who shunned the show ( and wouldn't revive it until 2024 )

ANECDOTES :

I had already pointed out that in the 1980 version

Gavroche's actors often ended up in front of cameras or as dubbing actors :

The iconic voices of Alexis Tomassian

...

Ludwig Briand became a famous child actor playing the role of Mimi Siku in the CULT French comedy : " Un indien dans la ville "

I'll definitely end up talking about the 2024 version ...

To while away the time, I invite you to consult my Masterlist (with my other articles on Les Misérables and other equally exciting French musicals :)

MASTERLIST

[hotmessmaxpress]

rosquez and religion, part 1/3

francois andre vincent, st. sebastian// ptolemaea by ethel cain // k.a., confessions // alexander cabanel, the fallen angel // euripides, from grief lessons: four plays; translated by anne carson // boyish by japanese breakfast // sun bleached flies by ethel cain // frank bidart, half-light: collected poems 1965-2016 // tony kushner, angels in america // day after tomorrow by phoebe bridgers

[flashnthunder]

‘He's the one who gives his body as a weapon of the war and without him all this killing can't go on, he's the Universal Soldier… and brothers can’t you see? This is not the way we put the end to war.’ -Universal Soldier

______________

Agamemnon- Aeschylus || Soldat und Tod- Hans Larwin || War Inside of Me- Lost Dog Street Band || David with the Head of Goliath- Caravaggio || Hang Me, Oh Hang Me- David Van Ronk || Amor Vincit Omnia- Caravaggio || The Old Shepherd’s Chief Mourner- Edwin Landseer || I Wish I Wrote the Way I Thought- Benedict Smith || Donovan- Universal Solide || Belisarius, Reduced To Begging, Recognized By A Soldier From The Army Of Emperor Justinian- Francois-Andre Vincent || It’s Alright Ma, I’m Only Bleeding- Bob Dylan

[vintageslidesarchive]

30/826

French painting 18th century / Francois-Andre Vincent: Portrait of Bergeret

VKTf.K / G

[apothecaryassistant]

Arria and Paetus by Francois Andre Vincent - a study thereof

I like to go to art museums and just glom onto one piece in particular, and I spend half an hour just making notes on its composition then I just wander the rest of the museum in a daze because I already burned out my brain in the first hall.

This is a recurring event.

[quillaffinity]

web weaving about rivalry

p.s. glad you're back!! missed u

"call me by my name, curse me all the same"

---

my dear, what need do we have for fighting? beloved, what we do is much more.

---

the front bottoms, "twin size mattress" / edwin austin abbey's king lear, act I, scene I / ??? / lidia yuknavitch / lady gaga, "always remember us this way" / unknown's battle sarcophagus / sky ferreira / florence + the machine, "king" / school of katsushika hokusai's pheasant and snake / john banville / edwin lord weeks's study of two figures / traci brimhall / alicia ostriker / francois andre vincent's arria and paetus  / anna akhmatova

quill notes - tysm! im trying to be as back as i can possibly be :D

[twirld]

François-André Vincent (1746 - 1816) La Mélancolie

[artschoolglasses]

Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates, Francois-Andre Vincent, 1776