Arcades du Capitole: Clémence Isaure, la Belle Paule
Moretti, Raymond
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Alternative Title
Arcades du Capitole [series]
Date
2013-07-25Description
Overall view, Clémence Isaure, la Belle Paule; The Arcades du Capitole also known as the Galerue des Arcades is a series of 29 serigraphs (silk screen prints) on translucent material fastened to illuminated cases on the ceiling of the arcade of the Capitole building. Each serigraph measures 2.50 x 3.10 metres. The series depicts the history of Toulouse. Moretti executed 89 works from which the 29 were chosen. Moretti also installed a huge Occitan cross (cross of Languedoc) made of bronze measuring 18 metres wide and weighing 20 tons embedded in the square in front of the Capitole. This panel depicts Clémence Isaure, legendary founder (in 1323) of the Consistori del Gay Saber with the goal of encouraging Occitan poetry. Also known as Académie des Jeux floraux ("Academy of the Floral Games"), or Collège de la gaie science ("College of the Happy Science"), it is the most ancient literary institution of the western world. The true founders were seven men and Clemence Isaure (Clemença Issaura) was probably an imaginary patroness. At some point, the legendary Clemence became conflated with the real Paule de Viguier “La Belle Paule,” born in 1518. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 4/18/2011)
Type of Work
screen printSubject
contemporary (1960 to present), cycles or series, historical, literary or legendary, portrait, Performing arts, Toulouse (France : County), serigraphy, serigraphs (screen prints), silk screen prints, poetry, troubadours, Languedoc, Twentieth century
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