I find the first paragraph under “Middle Years” to be rather sexist in tone. Marie is subtly blamed for Gabriel’s infidelity, as in, “she did not share his passionate nature, which found fulfillment elsewhere”. What woman of that era would…
Gabriel Urbain Fauré [n 1 ] (12 May [n 2 ] 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century…
EmmanuelFrémiet (6 December 1824 – 10 September 1910) was a French sculptor. He is famous for his 1874 sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris (and its "sister" statues in Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon) and the monument to Ferdinand de…