Cardinal Mazarin in 1657 painted by Pieter van Mol and subsequently engraved by Robert Nanteuil Robert Nanteuil Pieter van Mol *** |
The topics of this blog are Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Duke of Richelieu, and the IDEAL CITY built on his command next to his magnificent CHÂTEAU on the borders of Touraine, Anjou and Poitou, in France.
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Friday, 13 May 2016
Cardinal Jules Mazarin; Richelieu's designated successor as First Minister to Queen Anne of Austria and the young Louis XIV
Labels:
Art,
Busts,
Engravings,
French icons
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Chanel Koehl - photographer
Click here to visit the web site of Chanel Koehl.
The fortress of Chinon
Chanel Koehl has recently completed a large portfolio of photos of the cité idéale, actually the town of his youth.
Now living in Chinon, he brings visual virtuosity to stunning images of his his place of birth.
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Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Earthquake in Richelieu
4.2 on the Richter Scale, the earthquake lasted three seconds and its epicentre was close to Rilly, Parçay and Chezelles, all a few kilometres from the location of the Ideal City of the cardinal duke.
Un séisme d'une magnitude 4,2 a été détecté à 20 km au sud est de Chinon (Indre-et-Loire), selon le Bureau central sismologique français (BCSF), à 12 h 36.
Moins d'une semaine après le séisme d'une magnitude 5,2 détecté en Charente, jeudi 28 avril, la terre a de nouveau tremblé, mais cette-fois-ci en Indre-et-Loire.
A 12 h 36, exactement, un tremblement de terre d'une magnitude 4,2 a été enregistré à vingt kilomètres au sud-est de Chinon (Indre-et-Loire), selon le Bureau central sismologique français (BCSF), à mi-chemin entre les communes de Chezelles, Rilly-sur-Vienne et Parçay-sur-Vienne.
Let's hope the tectonic plates below are more relaxed after this little adjustment.
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