of the Carnavalet Museum (dedicated to the history of Paris). It is exhibited there as an example of the floral style of Art Nouveau, with its plant motifs and real or mythical animals. 3- He is a major representative of Art Nouveau. Alphonse Mucha is one of the greatest representatives of the Art ...
and flower exhibition was held in the Biovès gardens. François Ferrié was commissioned to Design the designs for the lemon and orange floats and the motifs in the gardens. The success of this Event will be confirmed year after year, to the point that the Lemon Festival has become one of the u ...
s Parks & Gardens department is responsible for going to the mountains or the hinterland to collect all the boxwood needed to draw the outlines of the motifs. It is 70 m3 of boxwood that are woven into garlands in this way each year. Each float and pattern is covered with wire mesh where lemons and ...
tic immersion into the world of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918): his golden period, his portraits, and his landscapes. Around the four basins, the gold and decorative motifs of the artist's paintings danced on the walls. They were also reflected in the water of the basins, creating incredible plays of lig ...
At the same time, the Palais Lascaris honors the floral ornaments widely used in the 17th and 18th centuries, with the exhibition Baroque florals. These floral motifs are present in the architecture of the palace and in its decorations, but also in its collections on objects, furniture and musical i ...
on of the Sagrada Familia construction site, the building was surrounded by fields. He was inspired by this landscape to develop in the basilica plant motifs in line with Art Nouveau. Copyright: Ad Meskens He also laid the foundations for Catalan Modernism, a style that broke away from t ...
f the Institute of Prehistory and Archaeology Alps Mediterranean, is believed to be a representation of fighting scenes and funeral celebrations. The motifs traced with the fingertips by our prehistoric ancestors represent warriors in the elementary form of anthropomorphic silhouettes. Specialist ...
aterials such as glass, cast iron, and iron, but pay homage to nature rather than the modernity of cities. This decorative style is recognizable by its motifs inspired by flora and fauna, whether real or imagined. The artists of the time adorn their creations with flowers, leaves, animals such as p ...
n the street and a meal of hot chestnuts. Today, under the influence of Halloween, houses, shop windows, parks, and gardens are decorated with scary motifs. The inhabitants participate in parades of zombies and lost souls in all sorts of costumes but continue an older tradition: the "egg war" to sc ...
rom the Old and New Testament, bear witness to the cohabitation of two worlds: that of the pagans and that of the early Christians. The proliferation of Christian motifs such as the Latin cross, the Chi-Rho, or the fish on these sarcophagi proves the rising power of the Christian religion in the Ro ...
