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  • Femme a la pensee, or Thinking Woman, oil painting by School of Hans Holbein the Younger, 1497-1543, in the style of Barthel Bruyn the Younger, 1530-1610, in the Chambre du Maitre de Maison, used by Gilles Berthelot in the 16th century, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman seated in an armchair reading, oil painting on wood, 17th century, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman with red scarf, 1901-2, charcoal and wax crayon on paper, by Ramon Casas, 1866-1932, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Femme cousant dans un interieur, or Woman sewing in an interior, oil painting, 1905, by Felix Vallotton, 1865-1925, in the Musee d'Art Moderne de Troyes, inaugurated 1982, in the former Episcopal Palace, built 16th and 17th centuries, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The museum holds French painting collections from the mid 19th century to 1960s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman reading, 1901-2, charcoal and wax crayon on paper, by Ramon Casas, 1866-1932, in Casa Rocamora, the Isabelline mansion of art collector Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, where he lived from 1935, on the Carrer de Ballester in El Putxet, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The house is open to the public, managed by the Fundacion Rocamora, and houses the private collection of Manuel Rocamora y Vidal, 1892-1976, including Modernist art, figureheads and ceramics. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman in a narrow street in the medina or old town of Moulay Idriss, Meknes-Tafilalet, Northern Morocco. The town sits atop 2 hills on Mount Zerhoun and was founded by Moulay Idriss I, who arrived in 789 AD and ruled until 791, bringing Islam to Morocco and founding the Idrisid Dynasty. It is an important pilgrimage site for muslims. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman wearing collar, painting, by Michel-Jansz Van Mirevelt, 1566-1641, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mme Saporte, oil painting on canvas, 1904, by Louis Delfau, private collection, with the woman wearing a necklace and earrings of garnet, in the exhibition Le Grenat Catalan, on the history of garnet in the region, at the Palais des Rois de Majorque, or Palace of the Kings of Majorca, built 1276-1309 by Ramon Pau, Pons Descoll and Bernat Quer, for King James II of Majorca, in Puig del Rey, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, oil painting, by Charles Beaubrun, 1604-92, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marguerite de Valois, 1533-1615, oil painting on canvas, 1590, by unknown artist, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ketty Le Gars, an SNSM lifeguard, beside the Papa Poydenot lifeboat in Penmarc'h, Saint-Pierre, near the Eckmuhl lighthouse, Finistere, Brittany, France. Ketty is one of 3 women in a 16-strong team of volunteer lifeguards at the Lifeguard Station of Saint-Guenole-Penmarc'h, run by the Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, or SNSM, a voluntary organisation founded in 1967 and tasked with rescues at sea. The Papa Poydenot is a teak, rowing lifeboat which is unsinkable, autoredressable and self-draining. It was renovated and relaunched in 1992. It belongs to the Papa Poydenot Association, and is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ketty Le Gars, an SNSM lifeguard, aboard a lifeboat based at the Lifeguard Station of Saint-Guenole-Penmarc'h, Finistere, Brittany, France. <br />
Ketty is one of 3 women in a 16-strong team of volunteer lifeguards at this station, run by the Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, or SNSM, a voluntary organisation founded in 1967 and tasked with rescues at sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ketty Le Gars, an SNSM lifeguard, aboard the Papa Poydenot lifeboat in Penmarc'h, Saint-Pierre, near the Eckmuhl lighthouse, Finistere, Brittany, France. Ketty is one of 3 women in a 16-strong team of volunteer lifeguards at the Lifeguard Station of Saint-Guenole-Penmarc'h, run by the Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, or SNSM, a voluntary organisation founded in 1967 and tasked with rescues at sea. The Papa Poydenot is a teak, rowing lifeboat which is unsinkable, autoredressable and self-draining. It was renovated and relaunched in 1992. It belongs to the Papa Poydenot Association, and is listed as a national monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ketty Le Gars, an SNSM lifeguard, aboard a lifeboat based at the Lifeguard Station of Saint-Guenole-Penmarc'h, Finistere, Brittany, France. <br />
Ketty is one of 3 women in a 16-strong team of volunteer lifeguards at this station, run by the Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, or SNSM, a voluntary organisation founded in 1967 and tasked with rescues at sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ketty Le Gars, an SNSM lifeguard, aboard a lifeboat based at the Lifeguard Station of Saint-Guenole-Penmarc'h, Finistere, Brittany, France. <br />
Ketty is one of 3 women in a 16-strong team of volunteer lifeguards at this station, run by the Societe Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, or SNSM, a voluntary organisation founded in 1967 and tasked with rescues at sea. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of a woman on a balcony with a maidservant, from the frigidarium or cold pool of the bathhouse of the Casa del Criptoportico, or House of the Cryptoporticus, Pompeii, Italy. This room is decorated in the Second Style of Pompeiian wall painting, 1st century BC. The house is one of the largest in Pompeii and was owned by the Valerii Rufi family and built in the 3rd century BC. It takes its name from the underground corridor used as a wine cellar and lit by small windows. Pompeii is a Roman town which was destroyed and buried under 4-6 m of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Buildings and artefacts were preserved in the ash and have been excavated and restored. Pompeii is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Woman in the courtyard in front of the main entrance of the  Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii), or Blue Mosque, 1609-16, by Mehmet Aga, Istanbul, Marmara, Turkey. Built near the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque combines Byzantine elements with Islamic architecture in the Classical Ottoman style. The blue tiles of the interior inspired its popular name. The historical areas of the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Clara Claus, painter and visual artist, in her studio in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Clara Claus, daughter of flamenco guitarist Pedro Soler, works between Paris and Banyuls-sur-Mer, and exhibits her work throughout the world. She often invites musicians to interpret her artworks, which are inspired by childhood memories and the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clara Claus, painter and visual artist, in her studio in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Clara Claus, daughter of flamenco guitarist Pedro Soler, works between Paris and Banyuls-sur-Mer, and exhibits her work throughout the world. She often invites musicians to interpret her artworks, which are inspired by childhood memories and the natural environment. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mme Leonard-Juvigny, oil painting on canvas, by Auguste de la Brely, 1838-1906, in the Musee des Ursulines, an art and archaeology museum housed since 1968 in the former Ursulines convent, built 1675-80, in Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1837-98, oil painting on canvas, 1855, by Anton Einsle, 1801-71, in the Audience Room, used by empress Sissi to receive guests in 1856-57 and 1861-62, in the Sissi apartments, used by empress Elisabeth of Austria, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Margherita of Savoy, 1851-1926, queen of Italy and wife of Umberto I, painting, possibly by Vittorio Tessari (1860-1947), in the Lounge of king Umberto, in the Royal Rooms of the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. King Umberto, 1844-1900 and Margherita stayed here for the first Venice Biennale in 1895. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1837-98, oil painting on canvas, 1855, by Anton Einsle, 1801-71, in the Audience Room, used by empress Sissi to receive guests in 1856-57 and 1861-62, in the Sissi apartments, used by empress Elisabeth of Austria, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait de Mademoiselle Salle, or Marie Salle, 1707-56, dancer and choreographer, oil painting on canvas, by Louis Michel Van Loo, 1707-71, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Copy of the Mona Lisa, oil painting on canvas, 16th century, by unknown Italian artist, after Leonardo da Vinci, from the Chateau de Richelieu, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mary Magdalene holding a skull, oil painting on canvas, by Donato Creti, 1671-1749, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Martha, sister of Mary Magdalene and Lazarus, reading a book, oil painting on canvas, by Donato Creti, 1671-1749, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Jeanne Sylvanie Arnould-Plessy, 1819-97, stage actress, detail, oil painting on wood, by Ernest Hebert, 1817-1908, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine-Rosalie Gerard Duthe, 1748-1830, courtesan, oil painting on canvas in oval frame, 1775, by Lie Louis Perin-Salbreux, 1753-1817, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Mademoiselle Duclos, or Marie Anne de Chateauneuf, 1665-1748, actress at the Comedie Francaise, oil painting on canvas, attributed to Andre Boys, 1656-1740, in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be the princess Marie-Amelie de Saxe, 1757-1831, wife of king Charles VII, wearing fleur de lys coat representing the house of Bourbon, oil painting on canvas, by unknown French artist, , in the Musee des Beaux Arts de Tours, a fine arts museum founded 1801, and housed since 1910 in the archbishop's palace on the Place Francois Sicard in Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France. The museum houses paintings from 14th - 21st centuries, sculpture, prints, ceramics and furniture, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of a lady, thought to be comtesse de Montdidier, oil painting, c. 1672, attributed to Henri Gascars, 1635-1701, in the Chateau d'Usse, built 15th - 17th century in medieval and Renaissance style, in Rigny-Usse, Indre-et-Loire, France. An existing ruined castle was rebuilt from 1440s by Jean V de Breuil and later rebuilt by Charles d'Espinay. The chateau is owned by the duc de Blacas and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Duchesse d'Olonne, 1634-1714, painting, by Pierre Mignard, 1612-95, in the Bedroom of the Five Queens, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine de Medici, oil painting on canvas, 19th century copy of an original, in the room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine de Medici, detail, oil painting on canvas, 19th century copy of an original, in the room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Diane de Poitiers, 1500-66, oil painting on canvas, probably 19th century, in her bedroom in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie Leszczynska, 1703-66, queen of France, wife of king Louis XV, oil painting on canvas, 19th century, after Jean-Marc Nattier, 1685-1766, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Mademoiselle, portrait of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, 1627-93, detail, daughter of Gaston d'Orleans and cousin of king Louis XIV, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by Jean Nocret, 1615-72, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. She holds a portrait of her father Gaston d'Orleans who lived at Chambord. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Eleanor of Austria, queen consort of France, 1498-1558, oil painting on canvas, by Atala Stamaty, 1803-85, after Joos van Cleve, c. 1485-1541, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Mademoiselle, portrait of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, 1627-93, daughter of Gaston d'Orleans and cousin of king Louis XIV, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by Jean Nocret, 1615-72, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. She holds a portrait of her father Gaston d'Orleans who lived at Chambord. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Maria Theresa of Austria, 1638-83, as a girl (later to be wife of Louis XIV and queen of France), oil painting on canvas, c. 1662, copy of painting by the workshop of Henri and Charles Beaubrun, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, in mourning dress (after the death of Louis XIII), oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by the studio of Henri 1603-77 and Charles 1602-92 Beaubrun, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Claire-Clemence de Maille, princesse de Conde, 1628-94, wife of Louis de Bourbon Le Grand Conde, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by Henri Beaubrun, 1603-77, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Intimate portrait of the Dauphin Louis, later king Louis XIV, 1638-1715, with his mother queen Anne of Austria, 1601-66, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, painted shortly before the death of king Louis XIII in 1643, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust of Claude de France, 1499-1524, wife of Francois I, in plaster, after the funerary statue by Francois Carmoy on her tomb at Saint Denis, by Francois Marchand, 1500-51, and Pierre Bontemps, 1507-68, in the Garde-robe de la Reine, or Queen's Dressing Room, in the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots or Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland and France, 1542-87, in mourning clothes, oil painting on wood, early 17th century, after Francois Clouet, 1515-72, in the Garde-robe de la Reine, or Queen's Dressing Room, in the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style and restored by Felix Duban 1861-66, at the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne de Rohan, with a lace ruff, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne d'Autriche, or Anne of Austria, 1601-66, queen of France as wife of Louis XIII, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Noailles, wearing a ruff and brocaded dress, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame la Marale, Duchess of Joyeuse, wearing a lace collar and pearls in her hair, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Guitry, with a high lace collar and pearl jewellery, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louise of Savoy, 1476-1531, French regent, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Isabella I of Castile, 1451-1504, queen of Castile, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of queen Elizabeth I of England, 1533-1603, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Valentina of Milan, or Valentina Visconti, 1371-1408, duchess of Orleans, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Johanna I queen of Naples, 1325-82, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, queen of France, wife of Louis XIII, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of St Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans, d. 1431, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie de Bourgogne, 1457-82, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, queen of France, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gilde de Beaufort-Spontin, oil painting, by Antoine Wiertz, 1806-65, in the Antechamber, at the Castle of Freyr, in Wallonia, Namur, Ardennes, Belgium. Originally a medieval keep then a Renaissance castle, Freyr was extended in the 17th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexia Volot, owner of the abbey, with statue from Mea Culpa, bronze, 2002, by Marc Petit, at the Abbaye d'Auberive or Auberive Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded 1135 by St Bernard and the monks of Clairvaux, in Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and is now a cultural and contemporary art centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alexia Volot, owner of the abbey, with statue from Mea Culpa, bronze, 2002, by Marc Petit, at the Abbaye d'Auberive or Auberive Abbey, a Cistercian abbey founded 1135 by St Bernard and the monks of Clairvaux, in Auberive, in the Parc National de Forets or National Forest Park, Haute-Marne, Grand Est, France. The abbey is listed as a historic monument and is now a cultural and contemporary art centre. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Mme Meny, wife of the mayor of Belfort 1855-72, oil painting, by Gustave Francois Dauphin, 1804-59, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts or Fine Art Museum, housed in Tower 41, Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The artist was a relative of the mayor and this was intended as a private family portrait. Tower 41 was built 1687-98 by Vauban as part of the defences of the lower town, and has housed the museum since 2007. The museum was renovated and extended 2016-19 and now houses painting and sculpture from Gothic times to 20th century, including many artists from Belfort. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louise de Clermont Gallerande, second wife of Gaspard de Champagne, Comte de la Suze Belfort et Ferette, oil painting, 1662-69, by unknown artist, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Gilda de Beaufort-Spontin, 1813-80, painting, by Antoine Wiertz, 1806-65, in the antechamber at Freyr castle, the summer residence of the dukes of Beaufort-Spontin, in Wallonia, Namur, Ardennes, Belgium. Wiertz was a Romantic painter and sculptor known as the 'philosopher of the brush', a precursor, to Symbolism and Belgian Surrealism. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie Povoa Vogt, 5th generation manager of the family business Cafe du Palais, opened 1930, on the Place Myron-Herrick, in the old town of Reims, Marne, Grand Est, France. The family-run cafe is filled with paintings and sculpture, including a drawing by Chagall, and is crowned with an art deco stained glass skylight by Jacques Simon. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be Denise Diderot (sister of Diderot), late 18th century by unknown artist, in the Maison des Lumieres Denis Diderot, or House of Enlightenment, a museum housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie-Ange Domelier, bakery owner, holding a tray of carolos, meringue cakes with almonds garnished with praline cream, a local speciality, at the Mont Olympe bakery, a traditional patisserie, boulangerie and chocolaterie in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flavie Vincent-Petit, master glassworker at Manufacture Vincent-Petit, a company specialising in the restoration of historic stained glass and the creation of contemporary glass works, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flavie Vincent-Petit, master glassworker at Manufacture Vincent-Petit, a company specialising in the restoration of historic stained glass and the creation of contemporary glass works, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flavie Vincent-Petit, master glassworker at Manufacture Vincent-Petit, a company specialising in the restoration of historic stained glass and the creation of contemporary glass works, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Flavie Vincent-Petit, master glassworker at Manufacture Vincent-Petit, a company specialising in the restoration of historic stained glass and the creation of contemporary glass works, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maria Maddalena of Austria, 1589-1631, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and wife of Cosimo II de Medici, Florentine painting c. 1620, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie de Medici, 1573-1642, wife of Henri IV of France, detail, 17th century Florentine painting, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie de Medici, 1573-1642, wife of Henri IV of France, 17th century Florentine painting, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Isabella de Medici, 1542-76, detail, Mannerist painting by Agnolo Bronzino, 1503-72, in the Sala Isabella, bedroom of Isabella de Medici, who was killed in the villa in 1576, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie de Medici, 1573-1642, wife of Henri IV of France, detail, 17th century Florentine painting, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Vittoria Della Rovere, 1622-94, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, wife of Ferdinando II de Medici, painting, detail, by Justus Sutermans, 1597-1681, in the Reception Room in the Apartment of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The apartment consists of 4 rooms used as the country seat of the King and his wife, the Countess of Mirafiori, Rosa Vercellana, known as the Bella Rosina. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait o Maria Maddalena of Austria, 1589-1631, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, wife of Cosimo II de Medici, painting, detail, by Justus Sutermans, 1597-1681, in the Reception Room in the Apartment of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoy, in the Villa di Poggio a Caiano, a Medici Villa built from 1480 in Renaissance style by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1443-1516, for Lorenzo de Medici, in Poggio a Caiano, Prato, Tuscany, Italy. The apartment consists of 4 rooms used as the country seat of the King and his wife, the Countess of Mirafiori, Rosa Vercellana, known as the Bella Rosina. The villa was begun 1480-95 and completed 1513-20 under Giovanni de Medici by Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini and Franciabigio. The museum now houses 2 museums, the Museo della Natura Morta or Still Life Museum, and the Historic Apartments. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph of Teresa Amatller, on a table by Gaspar Homar i Mezquida, 1870-1953, in her bedroom, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bust, possibly of Teresa Amatller, in Teresa Amatller's antechamber, in the Casa Amatller, a catalan Modernisme style building by Josep Puig i Cadafalch, built 1898-1900 as a home for chocolatier Antoni Amatller, on the Passeig de Gracia in the Illa de la Discordia district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Paule de Lazerme in catalan dress, gouache and pastel on paper, 19th August 1954, by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearances required for reproduction (artist's copyright)
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  • Portrait of Paule Lazerme in catalan dress, black pencil drawing on paper, 19th August 1954, by Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, in the Musee d'Art Hyacinthe Rigaud, an art gallery housed in the Hotel de Lazerme, a private mansion built in the 18th century by the marquis Etienne de Blanes and bought in 1827 by Joseph de Lazerme, and the Hotel de Mailly, on the Rue de l'Age, Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The museum was renovated and reopened in 2017 and houses 3 exhibitions: Gothic Perpignan, Baroque Perpignan and Modern Perpignan, including works by local artists Hyacinthe Rigaud and Aristide Maillol. Picture by Manuel Cohen - Further clearances required for reproduction (artist's copyright)
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  • Claire Bauby at work hand painting ceramics in the workshop at Ceramiques Saint Vincens, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The ceramics centre was founded in the 1930s by Firmin Bauby, and produces traditional catalan ceramics which are glazed and hand decorated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Claire Bauby at work hand painting ceramics in the workshop at Ceramiques Saint Vincens, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The ceramics centre was founded in the 1930s by Firmin Bauby, and produces traditional catalan ceramics which are glazed and hand decorated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceramic artist at work hand painting ceramic decorations in the workshop at Ceramiques Saint Vincens, in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Behind her are shelves with jars of colour glazes. The ceramics centre was founded in the 1930s by Firmin Bauby, and produces traditional catalan ceramics which are glazed and hand decorated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Claire Muchir, Museum Director, with Le Reve du Navigateur, or the Navigator's Dream, sculpture, 2011, by Josep Riera i Arago, b. 1954, in the staircase of the Musee d'Art Moderne de Collioure, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. The Collioure Museum was created by the painter Jean Peske in 1934 and has a collection of modern and contemporary art. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chemin du Fauvisme, with reproductions of paintings by Henri Matisse and Andre Derain, in Collioure, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Matisse and Derain both painted here in 1905, giving rise to the Fauvist style, celebrated in this guided walking trail around the town, with 19 reproductions of their paintings. Collioure is a small town depicted by many artists in the 20th century, on the Vermilion Coast near the Spanish border. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Laure d'Andoque, co-manager of Fontfroide Abbey or l'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide, in the abbey cloister, at Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Occitanie, France. Founded by the Viscount of Narbonne in 1093, Fontfroide linked to the Cistercian order in 1145. In 1908 the abbey was bought by Gustave Fayet, an art collector and wine grower, who renovated many of the rooms and commissioned artworks. Today the abbey estate produces AOC Corbieres wine. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francoise d'Aubigne, 1635-1719, future Marquise de Maintenon, detail, by French School, 17th century, painting, in the antechamber of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Maintenon dressed as St Francoise Romaine, painting after Pierre Mignard, copy, 18th century, in the bedroom of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francoise d'Aubigne, 1635-1719, future Marquise de Maintenon, by French School, 17th century, painting, in the antechamber of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Krystel Gualde, author of Nantes and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 2017, and scientific director at the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Behind is the plan, profile and layout of the Nantes slave ship Marie Seraphique, outfitted by Gruel, captained by Gaugy, 1769, by Rene L'Hermitte, and views of the Nantes coast in the 18th and 19th centuries. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marguerite Deurbroucq, oil painting, 1753, by Pierre-Bernard Morlot, 1716-80, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The wife of Dominique Deurbroucq, a trader, is shown with  Louis XV style furniture and wearing a fashionable silk dress, with a pet parrot. She is served by a black slave, bringing sugar for her coffee, whose dark skin accentuates the whiteness of the lady's, a sign of beauty. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jennifer Fassel, trainee crane operator, seen from above, on the jib of the training crane R337M, at the AFPA (Association pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes) Training Centre, in Egletons, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The training campus was established in 1970 and trains over 2000 people per year. It is set on an 18 hectare site and is equipped to train vehicle operators, drivers, site managers and logistics personnel. Photographed 22nd May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jennifer Fassel, trainee crane operator, on the jib of the training crane R337M, at the AFPA (Association pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes) Training Centre, in Egletons, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The training campus was established in 1970 and trains over 2000 people per year. It is set on an 18 hectare site and is equipped to train vehicle operators, drivers, site managers and logistics personnel. Photographed 22nd May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jennifer Fassel, trainee crane operator, on the jib of the training crane R337M, at the AFPA (Association pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes) Training Centre, in Egletons, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The training campus was established in 1970 and trains over 2000 people per year. It is set on an 18 hectare site and is equipped to train vehicle operators, drivers, site managers and logistics personnel. Photographed 22nd May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jennifer Fassel, trainee crane operator, seen from above, on the jib of the training crane R337M, at the AFPA (Association pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes) Training Centre, in Egletons, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The training campus was established in 1970 and trains over 2000 people per year. It is set on an 18 hectare site and is equipped to train vehicle operators, drivers, site managers and logistics personnel. Photographed 22nd May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jennifer Fassel, trainee crane operator, on the mast of the training crane R337M, at the AFPA (Association pour la Formation Professionnelle des Adultes) Training Centre, in Egletons, Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The training campus was established in 1970 and trains over 2000 people per year. It is set on an 18 hectare site and is equipped to train vehicle operators, drivers, site managers and logistics personnel. Photographed 22nd May 2019 by Manuel Cohen
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