One more day of art for a while! That's right, the Musée
d'Orsay! (along with the Grand Palais and Petit Palais).
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| Musee d'Orsay |
The biggest paintings found in the Musée d'Orsay (which,
after being transformed from a train station into an art museum, is quite
beautiful) are definitely the impressionists (Renoir, Monet, Manet, Degas,
etc.) and the Van Gogh's (including his famous self portrait). Under the
instruction of Nancy, we were asked to sit with a painting for a while and
write a monologue for a character in the picture. Sitting on a somewhat comfy
bench and letting Panic! at the Disco blast in my ears, I stared at
Coin de
table by Henri Fantin-Latour, which came to be one of my favorite paintings, I
chose to impersonate the creepy guy at the right of the panting, Camille
Pelletan. While I'm not much of an actor, I really enjoyed this assignment.
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| Coin de table by Henri Fantin-Latour |
After finishing our trek through the museum, we walked along
the river, grabbed a delicious lunch, and headed for the Grand Palais and Petit
Palais. Home to a variety of temporary galleries, including Chanel, and built
for the world fair, these buildings could be called somewhat over extravagant.
In a good way, though. They were beautiful. From the marble floors to ornate
doors to painted ceilings. Someone was really trying to show off.
At the end of the day, we of course did what every tourist
must do upon visiting the City of Lights. We went and did a photo shoot in front
of the Eiffel Tower. It was a long walk and a whole bunch of photos, but, by
the end, we were all happy with our captured souvenirs.
Until next time and au revoir. M
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