FV 112 INTRO: Copying master painters at the Louvre
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Buy Full Notes Did you know you can get free access at the Louvre museum for a chance study and copy some of the masterpieces exhibited there? Gilles Malezieux is an artist who has copied many paintings in the largest and most famous museum of the world. As he will guide you through the application process and rules to get access to the Louvre, you’ll learn some interesting facts about how the museum operates. We’ll also discuss the differences between a copy and a fake, and the strict rules around the work of a copyist! This is the first part of a two-episode conversation with Gilles. Visit Gilles’s website Vocab List à la commande = upon order, to order appréhender = to comprehend, grasp, understand artisan = craftsperson chevalet (nm) = easel coefficient (nm) = coefficient, mulpiplying factor déjanté,e (adj) = crazy, mad, nutty faire ses armes = to earn your stripes faussaire (nm) = forger, counterfeiter format (nm) = size, format justificatif de domicile (nm) = proof of address lambda = average, ordinary, regular maître (nm) = master quadrillage (nm) = quartering, grid pattern tabouret (nm) = stool
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