Hotel Dieu De Lyon #1 is a painting by Mona Edulesco which was uploaded on November 16th, 2013.
Hotel Dieu De Lyon #1
THE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS/ 45,6 x 31,8 x 1 inches HAS BEEN SOLD. PRINTS AND CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.... more
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Dimensions
116.000 x 81.000 x 2.500 cm.
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Title
Hotel Dieu De Lyon #1
Artist
Mona Edulesco
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
THE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS/ 45,6 x 31,8 x 1 inches HAS BEEN SOLD. PRINTS AND CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
This is an impressionist contemporary painting representing one of the most beautiful and most important monuments in Lyon. This is part of a series of paintings from Lyon.
Hotel-Dieu de Lyon was a hospital of historical significance situated on the west bank of the Rhone river, on the "Presque-isle" (the Peninsula between the Saone and Rhone rivers which run through the city center). It has been out of use since 2010. First erected in medieval times, the building originally served as the "Confrerie des freres pontifes" (est. 1184), a pontifical meeting-place and refuge for both traveling and local members of the clergy. However, when the first doctor Maitre Martin Conras was hired in 1454, 'Hotel-Dieu' became a fully functional hospital, one of the most important in France. As Lyon was a city known for its trade and seasonal fairs, many of the early patients were weary travelers of foreign descent.
In 1532, 'Hotel-Dieu' appointed former Franciscan/Benedictine monk-turned-doctor and great Humanist Francois Rabelais, who would write his Gargantua and Pantagruel during his tenure here. Renaissance poetess Louise Labe lived just beyond the western limits of the building.
Massive expansion projects in the 17th century by Ducellet (under Louis XIII and Richelieu) and in the 18th century by Soufflot (under Louis XIV and Colbert) replaced the original building with the grandiose wings and courts we know today. In fact, at its greatest point, the hospital extended from its present position beyond Bellecour to engulf the area now occupied by the central post office. (source: Wikipedia)
Uploaded
November 16th, 2013
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Comments (142)
Mona Edulesco
THANK YOU to the buyer from London, - United Kingdom!!! I hope you will enjoy your beautiful print of "Hotel Dieu De Lyon" for many years to come!
Mona Edulesco
Thank you very much to the buyer from Crystal Palace, London - United Kingdom for purchasing a greeting card of my palette knife oil painting "Hotel Dieu de Lyon"!
Sherri Of Palm Springs
Hi Mona, gee I look at this absolutely wonderful piece of art...this is so lovely and the patience you must have to do somethings that is so lovely and yet not at all a quicky...amazing Mona...I love your gorgeous work allllllllll Of it Sherri flv
Rebecca Glaze
I love to visit your gallery, Emona. It's like looking through a lens that makes everything gloriously exciting and beautiful! The transparency of the water that you achieved in this piece is stunning, very nice, as usual! :-)
Donna Kennedy
Outstanding piece of art Emona, I love the texture of a palette knife!...fav/tweet/like