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Enfin, la treizieme section a pour titre: _le Violon et ses admirateurs_, la quatorzieme presente une _Equisse du progres et du developpement de l'art du Violon_, et la quinzieme, dont l'utilite est moindre, est consacree a une serie d'anecdotes.
The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart
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Nevertheless, the most enduringly famous image of Kiki is Man Ray's Le Violon d'Ingres, a photograph of her naked from behind, her signature bobbed hair hidden in a turban, her remarkable face almost hidden, and her voluptuous body transformed into a musical instrument by the addition of the "f-holes" of a violin.
Kiki de Montparnasse by Jose-Luis Bocquet and Catel Muller – review 2011
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If you are looking for a fancier setting, try the Michelin star restaurant, Le Violon d'Ingres.
Amy Chan: Fabulous Places To Eat Shop And Sleep in Paris Amy Chan 2011
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Christie's Images Ltd. 2010 "Violon et guitare," by Juan Gris, was sold on Nov. 3 for $28,642,500.
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Yes indeed: Man Ray's classic photograph "Le Violon d'Ingres" (Ingres's Violin), a turbaned odalisque, nude yet discreet.
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A crime is committed; if it is flagrant, the persons incriminated (inculpes) are taken to the nearest lock-up and placed in the cell known to the vulgar as the Violon — perhaps because they make a noise there, shrieking or crying.
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Pierre Marie Francois de Sales Baillot, who was associated with Rode and Kreutzer in the compilation of the celebrated “Methode du Violon,” was born at Passy, near Paris, in 1771, and became one of the most excellent violinists that France ever produced.
Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday Lahee, Henry C 1899
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In his “L'Art du Violon” he points out the chief distinction between the old and the modern style of violin playing to be the absence of the dramatic element in the former, and its predominance in the latter, thus enabling the executive art to follow the progress marked out by the composer, and to bring out the powerful contrasts and enlarged ideas of the modern musical compositions.
Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday Lahee, Henry C 1899
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“Methode de Violon” for the use of the students at the Conservatoire.
Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday Lahee, Henry C 1899
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Sicard remained in the committee room while further horrors were perpetrated all round, and at night was taken to the little room called Le Violon, with two other prisoners.
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