Arc de Triomphe Paris, 1806-1836

Arc de Triomphe, in full Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile, massive triumphal arch in Paris, France, one of the world’s best-known commemorative monuments.

It stands at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly called the Place de l’Étoile), the western terminus of the avenue des Champs-Élysées; just over 1.2 miles (2 km) away, at the eastern terminus, is the Place de la Concorde.

Napoleon I commissioned the triumphal arch in 1806 - after his great victory at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805) - to celebrate the military achievements of the French armies.

Vladimir Ezhakov, 1975 | Ballet dancers

Vladimir Ezhakov /Владимир Ежаков is an Russian🎨 artist-teacher - painter, known for working in the Figurative style. Ezhakov was born in St. Petersburg, Russia.

For biographical notes and other works by Ezhakov see:

• Vladimir Ezhakov, 1975 | Impressionist Figurative painter🎨

Jean-Pierre Gibrat, 1954 | Book Illustrator

Jean-Pierre Gibrat is a French🎨 comic artist and scriptwriter. Born on the 14th of April 1954 in Paris, France. His first complete stories were published in the French magazine Pilote. With Jackie Berroyer, he took on le petit Goudard in 1978, a series which he continued in the same year in Charlie Mensuel, then in Fluide Glacial in 1980.

During this time, some of his artwork was also published in the press: l'Evénement du jeudi, le Nouvel Obs, Sciences et Avenir and he also produced work for Okapi and Je bouquine. In late 1982, he pencilled La Parisienne in Pilote, again on a script by Berroyer.

Simon Vouet | Baroque Era painter

Simon Vouet, (born January 9, 1590, Paris, France - died June 30, 1649, Paris), painter who introduced an Italianate Baroque style** of painting into France.

Vouet formed his style in Italy, where he lived from 1612 to 1627. The use of dramatic contrasts of light and shade seen in such early works as his Two Lovers indicates that he began in Rome as a follower of Caravaggio**.

Rita Kirkman, 1965 | Pastel painter

Award winning** Artist Rita Kirkman is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, a daily painter and blogger. She is well known for her portraits of Renaissance** characters, her caricatures and quick sketches, and elevating the status of beautiful Texas cattle through her vivid portraits of them!

For biographical notes and other works by Kirkman see:

• Rita Kirkman | Pastel painter ⏭