#place de la madeleine

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Chez Fauchon, place de la Madeleine🗼Paris 1910

Photo de Maurice-Louis Branger /Roger viollet

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Le Paris de Léon Gimpel (1873-1948) Place de la Madeleine un dimanche matin, 29 mars 1914 © Léon Gimpel / SFP - Droits réservés. - source John d'Orbigny Immobilier.

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2013. Une journée à Paris. 

- les 2 premières : la Galerie de la Madeleine

- Place de la Madeleine : un énorme ours en chocolat !

- idem : vue vers l’église Saint-Augustin.

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Looking for a beautiful, historical spot to visit while in Paris, look no further than Place de la Madeleine. This plaza is located in the 8th arrondissement of the city and is known for its impressive architecture and stunning fountains. There’s plenty to see and do at Place de la Madeleine, so read on for a guide to this popular tourist destination.

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Place de la Madeleine art by Edouard Leon Cortes | Rehs Galleries

Explore the vibrant Parisian scenes captured by Edouard Leon Cortes at Place de la Madeleine art. Immerse yourself in the artistry of this French master. Discover more at REHS Galleries.

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Louis Braquaval - La place de la Madeleine (ca. 1900)

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Antoine Blanchard | Theatre du Gymnase, Winter | Boulevard de la Madeleine, Winter | Place de la Madeleine, Winter |

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Marché aux Fleurs, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, c. 1930. Edouard-Léon Cortès. Oil on Canvas.

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Neuvillette bakes some macarons for the others...

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C.W. - A Neuvi/Wrio ship - Characters such as Aether, Paimon and Sigewinne are included - Fluff and domestic fluff - Baking - Cookies - Mentioned Navia, Clorinde and Furina

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In the cosy embrace of the kitchen, lies a white-haired man humming a tune while he decorates his cookies. From his many years spent in Fontaine as a human, one of the things he noticed was the evolution of desserts. Although the Chief Justice does not indulge in desserts, his keen sense of perception allows him to understand the joy of sweet food that indulges in human society. 

Rainbow Macarons, Coffee Bavarois, Pate de Fruit, Conch Madeleine, Fruity Trio, Blubber Profiterole, and Fontaine’s famous La Lettre a Focalors are truly artisan crafts in Fontainians’ kitchens. 

As a token of appreciation for the upcoming holiday where people give their friends, families, and lovers their own gift of love, Neuvillette wishes to adapt himself into this special day by making some rainbow macarons. He has heard that making desserts can be a special occasion for humans. It can be a sign that someone’s birthday was afoot, or perhaps a festival. As such, desserts held special places in humans’ hearts, for their dedicated baking was an act of love, a way to show that they were special and worth celebrating. 

Although Neuvillette does not understand how an individual could bring themselves to consume deep-fried foods like Fish and Chips, or oily food like Garlic Baguette, or even grilled food without a sauce to balance out the flavours. 

He’ll never forget those Charcoal-Baked Ajikenakh Cakes, the most dehumidifying food he has ever seen. Truly the worst culprit in the Chief Justice’s eyes! 

While he has heard that Miss Navia’s favourite hobby is making macarons and sharing them with the ones she cares deeply about, he could not possibly ask her for the recipe because he feels distant from her, as if he’s observing the starry night sky from the bottom of the deep lake. Even with Miss Navia’s apology for her emotional outburst and accusations of his cold-blooded heart, his heart still feels an uncomfortable tinge of guilt, for what has happened to her father. 

After all, human emotions are not like water. They do not settle quickly once agitated, nor do they naturally incline towards equilibrium. 

Perhaps, by making these human treats himself, could he understand more about the human experience of trying something new. He has been indulging himself in ceramics, perhaps baking would be something he would be interested in the future. 

With careful consideration, he decided that making cookies would be best instead of macarons. After putting the cookies on a tray, Neuvillette’s dark blue eyes sparkle as he watches the cookies slowly bake inside of the oven. While he waits for them to finish baking, he thinks about who he wishes to send the desserts to. 

One for Wriothesley, and of course, we can’t forget Sigewinne . His eyebrows knit as he remembers. The traveller and Paimon are no exception, and I mustn't leave out Miss Navia and Miss Clorinde. Unfortunately, I only made a small batch, so I don’t have enough to distribute to the Melusines and the others that have aided in preventing the prophecy… A shame. 

Ding! 

Oh, it’s done. 

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Aether didn’t know what the occasion was when Neuvillette invited him to the Fortress of Meropide. 

Did something happen? 

Why would Monsieur Neuvillette ask me to visit him in this place? 

Unless… Does this concern the Duke? 

Although his heart is certain that this letter would most likely involve Wriothesley, this was not what the traveller had expected when the white haired man gave him a small bag of heart-shaped cookies in Wriothesley’s office. 

“Monsieur Neuvillette, this is…” Aether blinks once, twice, and then looks down at his hands, staring at the colourful cookies made by the Chief Justice of Fontaine. Next to him, Paimon is practically drooling from her gifted bag as well, her eyes sparkling with joy from seeing such sweet delicacies in her tiny hands. 

“Well well,” Wriothesley holds the bag of heart-shaped cookies close to his face with one hand, his other hand resting on his waist, eyeing Neuvillette with a smirk. “I never thought that there would come the time where the Chief Justice of Fontaine would give us something sweet.”

“I…” Neuvillette coughs, then folds his arms defensively, making his stance. “I made them myself, and there is nothing wrong in indulging in human festivities.” 

That only made Wriothesley raise an eyebrow to him. 

Meanwhile, Sigewinne has already unwrapped her bag, her eyes widening at the sight of the pink and white cookies that nestled inside like precious jewels. Each one was a work of art, its smooth surface adorned with pink and white chocolate cream and delicate dustings of powdered sugar. 

“Can we eat it now?” Paimon flies down to look at Sigewinne’s bag, her excitement increases from smelling the freshly baked desserts. 

“Of course you can.” Neuvillette says, reaching a hand out for them to try. “Please, help yourself. I hope the flavour is to your liking.” 

Without hesitation, everyone slowly unwraps their own bag, and plucks out one of the cookies of the bag. While Aether, Paimon and Sigewinne happily take a bite, Wriothesley hesitates for a few seconds, looking down at his cookie...

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Robert Doisneau. Policeman, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, 1951.

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La Mode illustrée, no. 5, 3 février 1901, Paris. Toilette de visites. Modèle de la Maison Ayme et Cie, boulevard de la Madeleine, 9. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèques Forney

Description de la gravure coloriée:

La jupe de cette toilette, faite en velours et drap vert russe, est doublée de soie de la même teinte; la jupe de doublure est bordée d'un grand volant de velours, plus haut derrière ; la tunique en drap très ajustée, est encadrée de bandes de velours retenues aux angles inférieurs par des ornements en strass.

Le plastron ajusté, exéeutè en velours, ferme de côté sur l'épaule et sous le bras gauche; on le fronce légèrement a la taille; le dos est également garni de velours. Le boléro très court orné de la même façon, que la jupe, ferme devant en croisant sous un bijou de strass. (Voir le croquis représentant la robe vue de dos.) La haute ceinture drapée est faite d'un morceau de velours biaisé ayant 25 centimètres de largeur et soutenue par des baleines; on la ferme devant sous un nœud retenu par une grande boucle de strass.

Les manches, légèrement évasées au bord inférieur s'ouvrent sur des bouillonnés en soie, vert-russe terminés par des poignets en velours; on garnit le bord inférieur des manches découpées avec une bande de velours; deux bandes semblables cerclent le bras, à mi-hauteur.

Le grand chapeau, en velours drapé foncé, est orné de plumes il autruche d'une nuance plus claire, retenues par une boucle de strass. Le dessous de la passe est garni derrière dune grosse touffe de violettes de Parme

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The skirt of this ensemble, made of Russian green velvet and cloth, is lined with silk of the same tint; the lining skirt is edged with a large velvet flounce, higher behind; the very fitted cloth tunic is framed by velvet bands held at the lower corners by rhinestone ornaments.

The fitted plastron, executed in velvet, closes on the side on the shoulder and under the left arm; it is gathered slightly at the waist; the back is also lined with velvet. The very short bolero decorated in the same way as the skirt, closes in front by crossing under a rhinestone jewel. (See the sketch representing the dress seen from the back.) The high draped belt is made of a biased piece of velvet 25 centimeters wide and supported by stays; it is closed in front under a knot held by a large rhinestone buckle.

The sleeves, slightly flared at the lower edge, open on silk broths, green-Russian finished with velvet cuffs; the lower edge of the cutout sleeves is trimmed with a strip of velvet; two similar bands encircle the arm, halfway up.

The large hat, in dark draped velvet, is decorated with ostrich feathers of a lighter shade, held in place by a rhinestone buckle. The underside of the pass is garnished behind with a large tuft of Parma violets

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Marius is self-aware enough to realize that there's a very big gap between the poverty he's lived and what the Jondrettes are experiencing, and he's kind enough to wish he were doing more. He even thinks of the word misérable:

"They appeared very corrupt and very depraved, no doubt, very vile, very odious even; but those who fall without becoming degraded are rare; besides, there is a point where the unfortunate and the infamous unite and are confounded in a single word, a fatal word, the miserable; whose fault is this? And then should not the charity be all the more profound, in proportion as the fall is great?"

(And in French for the actual word: "Sans doute ils paraissaient bien dépravés, bien corrompus, bien avilis, bien odieux même, mais ils sont rares, ceux qui sont tombés sans être dégradés; d'ailleurs il y a un point où les infortunés et les infâmes se mêlent et se confondent dans un seul mot, mot fatal, les misérables; de qui est-ce la faute? Et puis, est-ce que ce n'est pas quand la chute est plus profonde que la charité doit être plus grande?")

While his empathy is commendable, it's also flawed. First, Hugo himself points out that Marius is feeling disproportionately guilty for "not doing more." The impulse to help others is a good one, but he's not the cause of their poverty. That's a societal issue, not an interpersonal one. The problem with his error isn't just that it makes him feel horrible about himself, but that it places responsibility on him (and other "good" individuals) to "help" the misérables through charity. And charity isn't without value! His charity in paying for rent once made a big difference to the Jondrette family, and the eldest Jondrette daughter was thrilled by his kindness in the last chapter in giving money for meals. But that's the limit of charity: it can be a short-term fix (missing rent once, needing a meal once), but it can't solve the broader problem of continual, crushing poverty. Just as Valjean/Madeleine couldn't address every problem in Montreuil-sur-Mer by being a benevolent mayor, Marius too is incapable of ending poverty just by being a good person.

Moreover, his "pity" and moralizing about the Jondrettes isn't entirely fair. It's true that poverty can force people into crime, as it did Valjean and likely did the Jondrettes. However, Marius' pity doesn't allow for lots of nuance or agency. There's a difference, for instance, between the actions M Jondrette and his daughters can take to alleviate their poverty because of their genders and ages, with Mlle Jondrette having considerably less power than her father. It's not that poverty hasn't forced their decisions, but assuming they're trapped by the "ignorance of poverty" (rather than being confronted with limited options, all of which are probably bad) is condescending, too. Considering the nuances doesn't provide clear-cut answers, either, but a bit more respect for the Jondrettes could allow for solidarity with them instead of simply pity.

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Ok I know we're past that chapter now but

the fact that not only did no one else in town accept Valjean as a guest, but no one else even directed him to Myriel? THE guy whose job is spiritual guidance and aid? The guy who goes out of his way to visit criminals because They Need Him?

And still only one person in the whole town thought to say "Go There"?

it really drives home how MUCH Myriel's approach isn't changing the system, and/but also, ffs, is anyone in that town even listening.

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Also it's something of a contrast with how many people in M-sur-M DO tell Fantine to go talk to M. Madeleine when she's fired (though she's so shamed and feels so outcast, and also thinks he already knows, that she never does )

and now I'm wondering if Valjean even would have tried the Bishop's house if Mme de la Marquise de R had SAID it was the Bishop's house, or anything church-related; would he have felt too pre-judged? We've seen some hint of his experience with the Church. This doesn't excuse the way no one in town even says "if you really need a place , check in with the Bishop" but it does make me wonder if Mme de la Marquise maybe hit on, or recognized, exactly the right way to direct this angry stranger without getting his guard up? Is she even sharper than we've realized?

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2009. Une journée à Paris.

Place de la Concorde. Des Tritons moustachus.

Dans l’enfilade, l’église de la Madeleine

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La place de la Madeleine et la rue Anna Bibet, Tarare, Rhône.

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Place de la Madeleine wall art - Antoine Blanchard | Rehs Galleries

Uncover the romantic ambiance of Place de la Madeleine art through Antoine Blanchard's brush at REHS Galleries. Immerse yourself in the classic charm of Parisian artistry.