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French art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including French architecture, woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) originating from the geographical area of France.Modern France was the main centre for the European art of the Upper Paleolithic, [citation needed] then left many megalithic monuments, and in the Iron Age many of the most impressive finds of early Celtic art.
The culture of France has been shaped by geography, by historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high culture since the 17th century and from the 19th century on, worldwide. From the late 19th century, France has also played an important role in ...
More images: Etude Port-en-Bessin (étude n°1) 1883 Port-en-Bessin Study No.1: 036 More images: Etude Port-en-Bessin (n°8, la falaise) 1883 Port-en-Bessin The cliff: 042 More images: Route de Gennevilliers: 1883 Paris The Road to Gennevilliers [8] Musée d'Orsay, Paris [9] 048 More images: Péniches. Asnières: 1883 Asnières Barge: 052 More ...
Amédée Ozenfant, 1921, Nature morte au verre de vin rouge (Still Life with Glass of Red Wine), oil on canvas, 50.6 x 61.2 cm, Kunstmuseum, Basel.jpg 600 × 493; 182 KB André Derain, 1905, Le séchage des voiles (The Drying Sails), oil on canvas, 82 x 101 cm, Pushkin Museum, Moscow.
Dreamlike paintings of Henri "Douanier" Rousseau were inspired by visits to the Jardin des Plantes. The transformation of the Jardin from the medicinal garden of the king to a national public museum of natural history required the creation of twelve chaired positions. Over the ensuing years the number of Chairs and their subject areas evolved ...
Henceforth, contrary to the German definition of a nation based on objective criteria, such as race or ethnic group, which may be defined by the existence of a common language, among other criteria, the people of France is defined as all the people living in the French nation-state and willing to do so, i.e. by its citizenship.
The following is a chronological list of French artists working in visual or plastic media (plus, for some artists of the 20th century, performance art). For alphabetical lists, see the various subcategories of Category:French artists. See other articles for information on French literature, French music, French cinema and French culture.
Pages in category "Culture of France" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...