In Medieval Provence, the idea of Courtly Love started a long tradition of love Poetry, often celebrating an idealised & unattainable object of their desires.Troubadours serending a man's lover; various couples courting; troubadours at court.

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Les couleurs de la France 1980 photographiées par © Dennis Stock

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Meet the winners...

The NG Art Creative Residency Award goes to Andrew Litten (for 'The Clouds') and Habib Hajallie (with 'Where Are You Really From')

Both artists will receive a two-week placement in Provence, France!

https://t.co/wFvi0zYzkS

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Village of Plascassier, French Riviera, Provence.
Extrafine DanielSmith watercolors on StCuthbertMill 100%cotton paper, 12x9in, 2019.

This watercolor painting was done plein air. Plascassier is a village near Grasse, in Provence, south of France.

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Il male che c'è nel mondo viene quasi sempre dall'ignoranza, e le buone intenzioni possono fare altrettanto danno della cattiveria se mancano di comprensione.
A.Camus


Paul Cézanne,Landscape in the Provence, 1880

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Take a summer tour / 20
Wine and painting : Before the Grape Harvest
WORKERS PRUNING THE VINES
Auguste Chabaud, 1925 - Musée Auguste Chabaud, Grameson, Provence, France
Find out more: https://t.co/0MEUp3YuRS
The Virtual Wine Museum, 840 artworks: https://t.co/IsUQeUF25k

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✨#MythologyMonday
La Tarasque: un redoutable hybride mythologique aux allures de dragon légendaire de Provence,dans le sud de la France🇫🇷, apprivoisé dans une histoire sur Sainte Marthe. Dans la légende: Sainte Marthe l'apprivoise; elle est célébrée chaque année, le 29 juillet!

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Pâtre au crépuscule, Provence, Émile-René Ménard, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest https://t.co/uh341BibHY (Palette: 🖌🎨

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25 mai 1720: Le «Grand-Saint-Antoine», navire marchand en provenance du Levant, accoste dans le port de
À son bord, un hôte particulier, nommé bacille 𝒀𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙨, allait faire dans cité phocéenne et à travers la Provence, plus de 150 000 victimes.

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I could argue Vincent was in around 7pm in March.

“The Starry Night an oil on canvas by painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it describes the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise”

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Another Willy Ronis portrait of a great photographer: Izis, 1958. When Izis read Ronis's story in Photorama about the beauties of Gordes in Provence, he asked Ronis to find him a house there. This shot was taken in Gordes, six months before Izis found his own place in the south.

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[Le dessin de la semaine]
St Rémy de Provence, Juliette Plisson.

Sous la chaleur écrasante de juin, arbres et parasols s’entrecroisent pour envelopper la place d'une résille protectrice et apaisante.

► Instagram : juliette.plisson

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Red demands F L O O F yet again. Provence, you know what to do.



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Pierre Gassendi

French philosopher, mathematician and scientist

Pierre Gassendi(born Jan. 22, 1592, Champtercier, Provence, France—died Oct. 24, 1655, Paris) French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, who revived Epicureanism...

https://t.co/VcnOSFjbEs

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Bjr Twitter. Dans la série "La Véronique", portrait sensible de sa maison de Provence, Frank Horvat capte les moments d'un quotidien qui est le sien. D'où vient qu'il nous touche tant ? "C’est seulement ce qui a trait à l’individuel qui peut devenir une vérité collective", dit-il

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Le Grillon Cafe, Aix-En-Provence, by Argentinian artist, Jorge Royan.

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https://t.co/nSQYfxbgRJ
Original Watercolour of Lavender Field Provence, South Of France. No 21. Is available on my website,

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Wild Roses, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, May-June 1889
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

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