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Musée du Louvre Exhibition

What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?

In my leisure time I enjoy researching the dynamic qualities that take place in the art world. The promoting and selling of art, reading articles or learning of new artist, and secretly relish art heist.

While visiting the Musée du Louvre last month there were several exhibitions that conveyed additional information that wasn’t taught in my college art classes. The first exhibition was the Carracci Drawings: The Making of the Farnese Gallery. The Palazzo Farnese, now home to the French Embassy in Italy holds one of the most celebrated examples of painted decoration in Western art in the Carracci Gallery.

The work of Annibale Carracci [1560-1609], who worked with his brother Agostino [1557-1602] and his artistic partner and cousin Ludovico Carracci [1555-1619]. There was also a small group of pupils who worked with the Carracci’s and were commissioned by cardinal Odoardo Farnese and his older brother, Ranuccio after inheriting their prestigious family titles, possessions and art collection.

The Farnese Gallery was an essential model for artists, and great care was taken to preserve the preparatory drawings which were displayed retracing the history of such decorative work allowing us [the patrons] to analyze what made the Gallery in Rome such a masterpiece. 

Live creatively,
Kathleen

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Destination- Paris

As far back as I can remember I’ve always enjoyed nightish activities. There are so many hidden places in Paris to explore, such as tiny, cozy cafés down small streets behind the Bastille or Montmartre. And, lately, when I travel to Paris it’s during the winter months, when crowds are minimal, heat is not extreme and you don’t have to stop investigating your surroundings due to lack of light.  There are so many hidden places in the city to explore [especially at night]. I like to simply get lost by wandering the parts I don’t know, certain of discovering new places filled of charm.

There’s nothing like a late afternoon tea to partake in an elegant break from an extremely busy day. After an over-night flight; checking into the hotel, then spending a few hours in the Musée National Picasso-Paris it was time relax. The cuisine on our Air France flight was truly inedible so, after a packed day, we stopped into Mariage Frères for a spot of tea, finger sandwiches, scones and a few high-end pastries. It was the perfect amount of food to take away hunger without feeling stuffed.
Mariage Frères
17 Pl. de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris

Marché Bastille or Marché Richard Lenoir) is one of Paris’s largest and most popular open-air markets, located along Boulevard Richard-Lenoir near Place de la Bastille. Open twice a week on Thursdays from 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM and Sundays from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Once at the cheese counter I purchased Morbier a semi-soft French cow’s milk cheese from the Jars Mountains. Next, a huge slice of Raclette from Switzerland renowned for its exceptional melting qualities and pungent flavor. A slice of Comte known for its nutty, sweet and fruity flavors. And lastly Camembert which has a rich earthy, and quite pungent, mushroom-like flavor.
Marché Bastille
Boulevard Richard Lenoir
75011 Paris

Travel stylishly,
Kathleen