Cathy Nolan
Notre Dame Gets New Priestly Garb for Its Rebirth
The Archbishop’s New Clothes
On December 7 and 8, Paris will celebrate the grand reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, now restored to glory by a host of gifted artisans after the 2019 fire that nearly erased the iconic 800-year-old landmark. One revelation will be … Read More
Final Transgression
The French at War – With Each Other
What was it like to live in France under the Nazi occupation? What role would you have played in those grim circumstances: Resistance hero blowing up trains? Collaborator denouncing neighbors to the Gestapo? Or simply your average French citizen, cold … Read More
La Collection Clark à Giverny, de Manet à Renoir
French Paintings Pay Return Visit
Seventy-one masterpieces of 19th-century French painting are making a rare visit to their original homeland. Until October 31, the crème de la crème of the illustrious Clark collection, which usually hangs in Williamstown, Massachusetts, is on display at the beautiful … Read More
In the Footsteps of Van Gogh
Tracking Vincent inHis Final Days Van Gogh’s “Landscape with Carriage and Train” (1890), a view of Auvers-sur-Oise. Auvers-sur-Oise, less than 30 kilometers northwest of Paris, was the last stop on Vincent Van Gogh’s artistic journey. He found the village and … Read More
Picasso, les Chemins du Sud
Paris Update Art Notes PICASSO IN SITU Pablo Picasso: “Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe d’après Manet”(1961). © Succession Picasso 2012 © Réunion des Musées Nationaux © Musée National Picasso-Paris With the Picasso Museum in Paris closed for renovation until 2013, the … Read More