The pillars on the grand magasin are beyond stunning. In Paris you find art in the galleries, you find art in the museums, but you also find art in the food, in the lifestyle and certainly in the architecture.
Just breathe it in and absorb!
Printemps
64, boulevard Haussmann
The curly kale decotaion is nice, too
ReplyDeleteI like their happy faces! And this is another i've been passing without seeing... You know Paris better than any Parisian ! :)
ReplyDeleteThe detail here is amazing. And mosaics as well. I can imagine why you have a gazillion photos on your computer, Genie!
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when careful craftsmen took the time to develop works of art which were beautiful and functional.
ReplyDeleteNowadays, we suffer mostly from the sterility of straight lines and occasional curves. Quelle domage!
Bonjour!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Paris is a city where we breathe art and culture!
I guess these ladies are telling secrets each other!Beautiful sculptures!
Léia
I agree with Miss Sadie! I like those two faces! they seem to be the spirits of the place, observing people downside and laughing at them!
ReplyDeleteEt vous trouvez l'Art dans les hommes français qui sont, pour la plupart des artistes connus ou inconnus! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou prove once again that in Paris it pays to look up, down, and all around! There's something eerily lifelike about these faces. What a great capture—thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI think the ladies are smiling at the thought of all the gorgeous fashion items in Printemps. I remember thinking the architecture was beautiful, but I don't remember the mosaic --- I guess I need to go and take a closer look! (Or is that just an excuse to return to this beautiful magazine??)
ReplyDeleteLovely photo -- even in the inanimate architecture there is life!
Thank goodness your camera is capturing all these details that you can share with us....when I'm in Paris, I must admit that I'm oftentimes so awe-struck that I miss things. Keep up the good work. (Ditto this comment to dear Virginia as well.)
ReplyDeleteMerci Harriet! :) I have tried to capture these faces but the light was all wrong. Yours are just right. Shopping goddesses????
ReplyDeletebeautiful image, genie -- i'm so glad miss sadie brought it to my attention this morning ;-)
ReplyDeletethe inset mosaic and curly 'kale' as jb says, plus the rosettes makes for a lovely improvisation on the traditional corinthian style capitals -- delicious eye candy!!
What talent to make something so delicate.
ReplyDeleteI'm breathing in!!!!!!
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Ah yes... the details are superb!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see so much art everywhere, so many beautiful details.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I love details like these.
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Ah yes!! Genie, breath in an absorb is very do-able in Beautiful Paris...
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Thanks for the "art fix" today!
ReplyDeletejust amazing! what an incredible place. i visit that city whenever i visit your blog.
ReplyDeleteJB -- "kale" is what I recognized but could not name -- thanks!
ReplyDeleteo2 -- Ah, mon amie, you are so kind... I think that they look so very real
Shell -- I just would love to talk to the long-deceased person who designed these... what an artist!
Miss Sadie -- I agree with you totally, my dear... which is why we must preserve what is out there
Léia -- They do look like they know a secret or two - hah!
Malyss -- On my next trip I am going to check around to see if the other columns are different than these two spirits here
Richard -- Je suis d'accord.
Alexa -- That and take 10x more photos than you think as you never know until later what you really have found! Merci
Marie -- I think that one could photograph all day in this one place and still find small details like these
Harriet -- Merci, mon amie...
Virginia -- They must be!
Amanda -- Well, that Miss Sadie is quite resourceful and a friend to us both... And Corinthian capitals are right down your alley, my expert friend... Merci!
Starman -- Yes, and most people think that the goods are inside the building when we can find them outside!
Kristin -- Merci, my dear friend...
Halcyon -- I imagine you have some similar photos, mon amie...
Loree -- We (in the USA) do not have the abundance of historical detail as is found in other parts of the world...
James -- Glad that you noticed as you are quite the sleuth on detail
Dianne -- I think that I must have a goofy look on my face most of the time I am in Paris, but it is hard not to just swoon over the beauty
Tammy -- You can come over for an art-fix any time... Bises
Suzanne -- Glad that you like the "Paris visit" here, mon amie!
Wow the faces are so amazing. They look so real.
ReplyDeleteRandy -- Merci, mon ami!
ReplyDeleteGenie, that is spectacular! The faces are remarkably lifelike. They remind me of the buskers who paint themselves with silver makeup and then stand still as if they are statues. The entire carving is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteJack -- Merci... I thought that they looked familiar but had not made that connection. We see those "buskers" in cities everywhere but some of the best I have seen were in Avignon, all in pewter like these women
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking....
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ReplyDeleteGorgeous details! I like the little blue tiles.
ReplyDeleteYou've got such an eye! I've never realised there were such details!
ReplyDeleteJM -- It does look like something from Portugal...Merci, mon ami
ReplyDeleteCynthia -- During the holidays there is so much other glitter that it is easy to miss these architectural details... I am always on "the hunt" - hah!
how cool. love the architecture. so much detail! greetings from barcelona.
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jelly -- I will be visiting your blog again... very creative with interesting commentary to go with your photos! muchas gracias a todos
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