FRENCH ARTS KING FRANCOIS I / "the field of the cloth of gold"

+RADIANT SYNCHRONICITY+

>at charles de gaulle airport outside paris<

>during our last french visit i was happy<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / PHILIPPE de BRESSE)+

>to discover 2 french history magazines<

>w/ data ref. to our >de bresse ancestors<

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+LEONARDO da VINCI+

>my favorite historical artist-architect is<

>an important persona in the magazines<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>> / KING FRANCOIS I)+

>coverage of the >de bresse dna history<

>relating to the >court of king francois I<

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+CULTURAL VALUE+

>is my interest in reviewing the data found<

>in >"detours en histoire" the largest of the<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / LEONARDO da VINCI)+

>two french history magazines / >the color<

>illustrations featured are excellent quality<

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 +PARIS AIRPORT+
>for years i have enjoyed the >excellent<
>quality of the french history magazines<
+(FRANCOIS I HAD MUCH+
+"CULTURAL" INTEREST)+
>and i was >astonished to fine the focus<
>of these issues relating to king francois<
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+LEONARDO'S ARRIVAL+
>the arrival of leonard da vinci at the<
>court of king francois I is >the main<
>illustration for our interest / de gruy<
+(MICHAEL de GRUYERE+
+W/ >LEONARDO< AND+
+FR. >KING FRANCOIS I)+
>ancestor michael de gruyere was an<
>important participant< as seen here<
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 +LEONARDO'S DEATH+
>the second most important illustration<
>for our interest is this famed "death of<
+(FRANCOIS I >HELPING+
+LEONARDO'S PASSING)+
>leonardo" painting by ingres / francois<
>legendarily was >w/ leonardo at death<
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 +FONTAINBLEU PALACE+
>synchronistically >my student, architect<
>luis acosta >won a scholarship to study<
+(FRANCOIS I >PALACE IS+
+NOW A DESIGN SCHOOL)+
>for a year at fontanbleu / the award was<
>based on my >written concrete program<
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 +TENTS OF FRANCOIS I+
>"the field of the cloth of gold" was a famed<
>meeting using magnificent tensile structure<
+(CANVAS & WOOD "SET"+
+AND >CONICAL TENTS)+
>between francois i & english king henri viii<
>this was near calais fr / see my Facebook pg<
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 +MOTHER OF FRANCOIS I+
>louise (de bresse), de savoy, de angouleme<
>the mother of king francois i was famed as<
+(LOUISE de SAVOY was a+
+de BRESSE DAUGHTER)+
>a scholar / this influenced her children /she<
>also acted as the french regent in 2 periods<
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 +SISTER OF FRANCOIS I+
>for our de gruy cousins who read this blog<
>marguerite de navarre, sister of francoise i<
+(MARGURITE WAS SCHOLAR+
+of ESOTERIC-TAROT STUDY)+
>was a link to gruy-pamplume dna / she as<
>her brother had >strong esoteric tarot ties<
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+GRANDMOTHER of HENRI IV+
>(ancestress of >louis xiv<
>founder of new orleans)<
+1st BOURBON FRENCH KING+
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 +SCHOLAR / ARTS,  KING+
>french king francois i was a >prodigious<
>patron of the arts< who >originated< the<
+(FRANCOIS I ORIGINATED+
+FRENCH >NATL LIBRARY)+
>french renaissance, introducing leonardo<
>da vinci & >other italian artists to france<
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 +FRANCOIS I SALAMANDER+
>king francois chose the >salamander for his<
>personal emblem / please see my Facebook<
+(SALAMANDER WAS HIS+
+ORGANIC  SYMBOLISM)+
>page for the many ways this was expressed<
>in most of his chateaux via creative artistry<
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+"CLOS LUCE" CHATEAU+
>marianne and i stood in awe in this<
>kitchen and the bedroom above in<
>clos luce chateau at amboise / the<
+(LEONARDO >DIED+
+in THE BEDROOM)+
>king & >michael de gruyere lived<
>here. davinci died in the bedroom<
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 +PRINTING PRESS POWER+
>the french renaissance of king francois<
>and the >simplified designs of bernard<
+(THE ABBEYS & PALACE+
+EMPLOYED >ARTISTRY)+
>de clairvaux were >spread by printing<
>press technology / artistry well served<
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 +ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT+
>artists were important in creating radiant<
>illustrations spreading christian ideals &<
+(CLAIRVAUX ABBEY was+
+CIVILIZATION  CENTER)+
>design geomancy concepts that advanced<
>civilization / >the >renaissance flowered<
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 +GRUY NEIGHBOR GENERAL+
>sadly, then as now, war was an activity<
>involved by many (church & artistry as<
>alternative was "back seat")  >a french<
+(MONTMORENCY FRIEND+
+OF >FRANCOIS I & GRUY)+
>hero, >general anne de montmorency<
>was the >degruy neighbor and friend<
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+SPOILS OF WAR+
>then as now<, >general montmorency<
>was richly rewarded by 4 french kings<
>for his military ability / >he was given<
+(LINKED W/  >DUKE OF+
+LUXEMBURG in EXILE)+
>dozens of chateaux, >including one at<
>vendeuvre sur barse /degruy neighbor<
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+"ORIENT FOREST"+
>the >region around the de gruy< chateau<
>attracted military (briene military school<
>of napoleon / degaulle's retirement home<
>BUT >st bernard's abbey & turin shroud<
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+CAUSED >REGIONAL RADIANCE<+
>(degaulle above all was<
>a man of >deep peace)<
+ITS ETERNAL ESSENCE SUPREME+
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>thanks to mary lynn hyde who caught<
>the error in my last blog / i meant that<
+(MICHAEL GRUYERE and+
+FRANCOISE I in YOUTH)+
>michael gruyere not leonardo grew up<
>at close luce for 8 years in their youth<
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu