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The Hospices de Beaune or Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune is a former charitable almshouse in Beaune, France. It was founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin , chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor. The original hospital building, the Hôtel-Dieu, one of the finest examples of fifteenth-century Burgundian architecture, is now a museum .
Oil on oak, Hospices de Beaune, interior view The view with the wings folded of six panels with the donors kneeling in the far wings The Beaune Altarpiece (or The Last Judgement ) is a large polyptych c. 1443–1451 altarpiece by the Early Netherlandish artist Rogier van der Weyden , painted in oil on oak panels with parts later transferred to ...
The annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France. The town is surrounded by some of the world's most famous wine villages, [ citation needed ] while the facilities and cellars of many producers, large and small, are situated in the historic center of Beaune itself, as they have been since Roman times.
The Côte de Beaune area is the southern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is home to the great names of Burgundy wine. The Côte de Beaune (France) starts between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Beaune, and extends southwards for about 25 km to the river Dheune. The trend of producing red wines continues from the Côte de Nuits to the ...
Demelza Hospice Care for Children; Farleigh Hospice, non-profit in Chelmsford, Essex, England; Grand Master of the Sacred Apostolic Hospice; Hospice-Anthelme Verreau; Hospice Comtesse, town museum in Lille, France; Hospices de Beaune, museum in Beaune, Bourgogne, France; Kirkwood Hospice, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England; Linda Mbeki Hospice
Sculptures of Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins (). Guigone de Salins (1403–1470) was a member of the nobility in the state of Burgundy in late medieval France. A well-known philanthropist in her time, she founded the Hospices de Beaune in 1443 with her husband Nicolas Rolin, chancellor to the Duke of Burgundy.
It has since evolved to become an international wine event, and an integral part of Les Trois Glorieuses, which also includes a charity auction held at the Hospices de Beaune and a formal dinner at the Clos de Vougeot. Approximately 700 people attend the lunch, held in the Château de Meursault. [2]
Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Théâtre du Jeu de Paume: France: Aix-en-Provence: Festival d'Opéra Baroque de Beaune: Hospices de Beaune: France: Beaune: Baroque works Festival Puccini: Teatro dei Quattromila: Italy: Torre del Lago: Giacomo Puccini, Large-stage Festwochen der Alten Musik: Tiroler Landestheater ...