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Historical Context of 19th Century Paris.
The First Republic and Empire
1799-1814
Napoleon Bonaparte entered Paris in 1799 and was crowned First Consul at the age of thirty. ... He fled France during Napoleons Hundred Days take over of Paris. ... He commissioned Baron Haussman to redesign Paris and this helped the French industrial revolution. ...
Architecture of Paris 19th Century
The French Revolution did not affect the architectural style of Paris. None of the pre-1789 architectural legacy was discredited or even significantly questioned, and classical architecture continued in Paris without interruption. ...
The transformation of Paris under the Second Empire is the biggest commonplace of urban history after the Great Fire of London. ... New streets and new buildings on this scale were bound to affect the appearance of Paris.
1804-1815
Under Napoleon I, Paris symbolized an international modernizing force. Napoleon is cited as wanting to make Paris the most beautiful city in the world. ... In the absence of a big construction plan of new streets and squares, the reshaping of imperial Paris depended largely on public buildings. ...
Second Empire, 1852 - 1870
The Second Empire sought to set its mark on Paris more than any previous regime. ... During the Second Empire, architectural production in Paris expanded to unprecedented levels. The Second Empire had shaped and reshaped Paris more energetically than any previous regime. ... However, the world outside of Paris didn’t bring many changes and had only short-term, superficial impact.
During this period, there were indeed exhibition halls of exotic styles erected in the city of Paris built by foreign architects, but this didn’t bring much of a change to the face of the city. ... Parisians didn’t see the exhibitions as the world coming to Paris, rather than as a chance to stand on the centre of the world stage. The character of Paris wouldn’t change even it is one of the world’s most important international centres because Parisians believed that the city’s unique style is what gains the respect from the foreigners. ... The forms of French architecture still remain similar to that from the Second Empire
Paris 19th Century Art – Mystics
Gustave Moreau was a distinctive artist, and one who would become a significant figure among the Symbolist group. ... Like many other artists in Paris, Moreau traveled to Italy, where he became interested in Renaissance art. ... He was given the Legion of Honour in 1875; in 1883 he was given the croix de lofficier; in 1889 he became a Member of the Institute, and in 1892 he was given his own studio at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where Matisse was a student, but his favorite student was Rouault, who became the first curator of the Moreau Museum in Paris. Moreau had left the city of Paris his collection of works at the time of his death. ... In Paris he associated himself within an intellectual circle that included Huysmans and Mallarme. He also helped organize the first salon of Independents in 1886, but it was outside of Paris, in Belgium and Holland where he gained notability. ... His unique compositions of pale washed out colors, frieze like compositions and simplistic style stood out, and were easily recognizable, and although they were controversial he continued to have his work hung at the Paris Salons. ... His decorations for the Pantheon in Paris brought him success in the 1876 Salon. ...
Paris 19th Century Art – Pont Aven Movement
Pont-Aven is a rural area in Brittany, France.What does this remote location northeast of Paris have to do with life in Paris? The lure of this countryside setting reflects how changes in Paris city-life were causing unrest in some towards the end of the nineteenth century. ...
The Return to Paris saw the first Symbolist exhibition in 1888. ...
Paris 19th Century – Poetry.
Approximate Word count = 3518
Approximate Pages = 14.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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