Fontainebleau
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| - | '''Theodoor van Thulden''' (1606–[[12 July]] [[1669]]) was an artist from [['s-Hertogenbosch]] in [[North Brabant]] who was active in that city and in [[Antwerp]]. His style is heavily indebted to [[Peter Paul Rubens]], with whom he frequently worked, and he is important for bringing aspects of [[Flemish Baroque painting]] into the [[Dutch Republic]]. Attracted by the opportunities for large [[history painting|history]] and painting available in the [[Southern Netherlands]] that were not available in the cities in the north, he travelled to Antwerp around 1621. In 1626 he became a master in the [[Guild of St. Luke]]. He worked in France, making copies of [[Mannerism|Mannerist]] paintings at [[Fontainebleau]] and working in [[Paris]] from 1631 and 1633. Van Thulden returned to Antwerp in 1634, where he worked frequently with Rubens. One of the large projects during this period was the production of [[engraving]]s after Rubens's decorations for the [[joyous entry]] of [[Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand]] in 1635 (published in 1642). He returned to North Brabant in 1643, settling in his home city. Van Thulden continued to paint [[altarpiece]]s and other commissions for [[Catholic]] patrons in the [[Southern Netherlands]] as well as political allegories–many related to the 1648 [[Peace of Westphalia]]–for local patrons. He also participated in the decorations for the ''Oranjezaal'' in the [[Huis ten Bosch]], [[The Hague]], a commission for [[Amalia von Solms]] that brought together [[Netherlands|Dutch]] and [[Flemings|Flemish]] artists such as [[Gerard van Honthorst]] and [[Jacob Jordaens]]. | + | '''Fontainebleau''' is a [[commune in France|commune]] in the [[aire urbaine|metropolitan area]] of [[Paris]], [[France]]. It is located {{convert|55.5|km}} south-southeast of the [[Kilometre Zero|centre of Paris]]. Fontainebleau is a [[sub-prefecture]]'' of the [[Seine-et-Marne]] [[Departments of France|department]], and it is the seat of the [[Arrondissement of Fontainebleau|''arrondissement'' of Fontainebleau]]. The commune has the largest land area in the [[Île-de-France (region)|Île-de-France]] region; it is the only one to cover a larger area than Paris itself. |
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| + | Fontainebleau, together with the neighbouring commune of [[Avon, Seine-et-Marne|Avon]] and three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants (according to the 1999 census). This urban area is a satellite of Paris. | ||
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| + | Fontainebleau is renowned for the large and scenic [[forest of Fontainebleau]], a favourite weekend getaway for Parisians, as well as for the historical [[château de Fontainebleau]], which once belonged to the [[kings of France]], It is also the home of [[INSEAD]], one of the world's most elite business schools; of the ''[[École supérieure d'ingénieurs en informatique et génie des télécommunications]]'' (ESIGETEL), one of France's ''[[Grande École|grandes écoles]]''; and of a branch of the ''[[École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris]]'', the [[Paris School of Mines]], also one of the elite ''grandes écoles''. | ||
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Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located Template:Convert south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau. The commune has the largest land area in the Île-de-France region; it is the only one to cover a larger area than Paris itself.
Fontainebleau, together with the neighbouring commune of Avon and three other smaller communes, form an urban area of 36,713 inhabitants (according to the 1999 census). This urban area is a satellite of Paris.
Fontainebleau is renowned for the large and scenic forest of Fontainebleau, a favourite weekend getaway for Parisians, as well as for the historical château de Fontainebleau, which once belonged to the kings of France, It is also the home of INSEAD, one of the world's most elite business schools; of the École supérieure d'ingénieurs en informatique et génie des télécommunications (ESIGETEL), one of France's grandes écoles; and of a branch of the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, the Paris School of Mines, also one of the elite grandes écoles.
