Before photography there existed painters like Canaletto and Guardi. It’s thanks to them that we can experience the Venice of the 18th century in such detail. There are two exhibitions not to be missed with these masters being shown in Paris this fall/winter at the Museums Maillol and Jacquemart-André. Canaletto: Venice: the town of… Continue reading Canaletto and Guardi in Paris
Author: Anne
Swedish journalist, photographer, editor and writer. Based in Paris, France.
Canaletto och Guardi i Paris
Det nya Europa
A Reflection of Paradise
In some of the the Loire valleys’ many castles I discovered gardens out of fairy-tales. The well-known former gardener Le Nôtre was a man of faith who wanted to create paradise on earth but in order not to compete with God’s creations, “mirrored” paradise instead. What I discovered in Villandry and Chaumont-sur-Loire was just that:… Continue reading A Reflection of Paradise
Paradisets spegel
I Loiredalens rika slottsparker upptäckte jag fantasieggande trädgårdar. Den kände trädgårdsarkitekten Le Nôtre var en troende man som ville skapa paradiset på jorden men för att inte konkurrera med Guds skapelser ”speglade” han paradiset i stället. Vad jag såg i Villandry och Chaumont-sur-Loire var just det: paradisiska!