Fresco Wall Art in Quebec City

Quebec is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of 2011, the city has a population of 516,622, and the metropolitan area has a... more

by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography

Title

Fresco Wall Art in Quebec City

Artist

Christiane Schulze Art And Photography

Medium

Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography

Description

Quebec is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of 2011, the city has a population of 516,622, and the metropolitan area has a population of 765,706, making it the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about 233 km (145 mi) to the southwest.

The narrowing of the Saint Lawrence River proximate to the city's promontory, Cap-Diamant (Cape Diamond), and L�vis, on the opposite bank, provided the name given to the city, K�bec, an Algonquin word meaning "where the river narrows". Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Qu�bec) are the only remaining fortified city walls that still exist in the Americas north of Mexico, and were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the 'Historic District of Old Qu�bec'.
From Wikipedia
Painting murals has been a relatively common practice in Quebec City for the last decade. Most of the city's murals--eleven of them, to be exact--are historical frescoes. Of the six found in the borough of La Cit�, three are located in Old Quebec, the oldest part of the city. These six murals were commissioned for the city's 400th anniversary celebrations by the Commission de la Capitale Nationale, an organisation responsible for developing and promoting the capital. Although the pieces are fairly recent (they were completed between 1999 and 2008), they have nonetheless become part of the city's artistic and cultural heritage. Their presence has changed the face of Quebec City by breathing new life into stale, dilapidated walls, and they have also spread the word about mural painting, a very public art form.

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June 20th, 2013