View in the Parc de Saint-Cloud by Alexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy
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Louise Catherine Breslau (deceased)
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Lesbian
DOB: 6 December 1856
DOD: 12 May 1927
Ethnicity: Polish Jewish, German Jewish
Nationality: German / French (she moved around a bit)
Occupation: Artist
Note: Due to her success at the Salon and favorable notice from the critics, Breslau received numerous commissions from wealthy Parisians. She joined the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1890, not only exhibiting in its salons but also serving on the jury. She eventually became the third woman artist, and the first foreign woman artist to be bestowed France's Legion of Honor award.
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Happy Lesbian week to this bitch.
I will not accept any other headcanons about her
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Duke, -duce, Herzog & ziehen
Duke comes from the Latin word dux (leader). It's related to the verb dūcere (to lead; pull), whence English -duce, for example in to seduce (whose original Latin meaning was 'to lead astray').
The second part of German Herzog (duke) is cognate to dux. This part, -zog, is related to the German verb ziehen (to pull), cognate of dūcere.
Old English had cognates of both words. Its counterpart of Herzog was heretoga (army leader). In Middle English it became heretowe, which would've become modern *hartow. The Old English cognate of ziehen was tēon. This verb would've become *to tee if it had continued to exist. See the infographic for information about its past tense and past participle.
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Lucien Bonaparte contemplating his mistress, Alexandrine de Bleschamp Jouberthon by Guillaume Guillon-Lethière
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French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.
NIKI (2024, dir. Céline Sallette)
with CHARLOTTE LE BON & JUDITH CHEMLA
Selected in the “Un Certain Regard” section of Cannes Film Festival 2024.
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“French is such a beautiful, romantic language.”
“Cat, I farted.”
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