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08.10.2018 The iron mask

Gravure de l'époque de la Révolution française
Along the way

Over 48 names have been suggested for this mysterious prisoner including Louis XIV’s twin brother, or one of his sons with Louise de La Vallière, or an illegitimate son of Charles II of England, or Count Vermandois who slapped the Dauphin… And even such far-fetched theories as him being disgraced Superintendent Fouquet or D’Artagnan! Or even Molière!

08.06.2018 The origins of tragedy and comedy

Intérieur d'une coupe à boire peinte par Makron : Le culte de Dionysos Satyre jouant de l'Aulos en l'honneur de Dionysos Potier : Hieron environ 480 av. J.C. Kylix, coupe à boire attique à figure rouge Terre cuite Vulci (Italie), Altes Museum, Berlin
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What was the origin of Greek theatre that turned classical Athens into the place for expressing the art of tragedy and comedy?

07.30.2018 Painting: in the eye of the myth

Jean-Baptiste Regnault  (1754–1829) - L'Origine de la peinture.
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And what if painting had been, in its mythical origin, the projection of the shadow of a face on a clear surface?

07.27.2018 The mask of Tragedy

Figurine en terre cuite d'un masque de théâtre représentant Dionysos, datant du 1er ou 2ème siècle av. J.C. et excavé à Myrina Musée du Louvre (© base Atlas)
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The mask worn by the actor addressed each person in the audience individually, it was grimacing warning.

07.23.2018 Amphitryon

Mounet-Sully Amphitryon - (photographie tirage isuu de l'Atelier Nadar (source Bibliothèque Nationale de France - Gallica)
Crossed paths

“The spectator, familiar with this intrigue, enjoys the confusion caused by this game of doubles.” (Eve Mascarau)

07.13.2018 The comedy of masks

James Ensor (1860-1949) - L'Intrigue (1890), Musée des Beaux Arts d'Anvers, Belgique
Along the way

A mask uses an image to convey the constrained expression of social hypocrisy.

07.06.2018 Art Du Soin Face care

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Shadow of scents

The hydrolating method preserves the optimal strength of the extracted agents by distilling a maceration of herbal substances.

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