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"Les Fermières Obsédées (F.O., "Obsessed Farm Wives") is a contemporary Québécois feminist visual art performance ensemble founded by Annie Baillargeon and Eugénie Cliche in 2001. The name refers to a feminist organization, Cercles des fermières, in Quebec. References Performance artist collectives Canadian artist groups and collectives 2001 establishments in Quebec "
"William Henry Leigh may refer to: * William Henry Leigh, 2nd Baron Leigh (1824–1905), British politician * William Henry Leigh (merchant) (1781–1818), merchant and former colonial official in Sierra Leone "
"Facade of the rue des Changes. The Hôtel d'Astorg et de Saint-Germain in Toulouse, France, is a Renaissance hôtel particulier (palace) of the 16th and 17th centuries. History The Hotel d'Astorg and Saint Germain is located at 16, rue des Changes, in the historical center of Toulouse and was built between 1550 and 1570 for the Capitoul Guillaume de Saint-Germain, then reworked by the captain Jean d'Astorg. Description Hôtel d'Astorg-Saint- Germain stands on one of the major arteries of Renaissance Toulouse, a road which was known in the Roman period as the Cardo maximus (north-south road) ans linked Saint-Sernin basilica, the Capitole and the parliament. Built in the late sixteenth century, the hôtel retains much of the old merchant house.Explanatory comments of Toulouse Renaissance exhibition (2018), Colin Debuiche. In 1568 the merchant Jean Astorg rebuilt part of the house. The building overlooking the street comprised, on the ground floor, a series of shops and a side door which opened onto a covered passage which, in turn, gave access to the main courtyard, the latter having a ceremonial purpose rather than a practical one. Unusually, this hôtel retains both its outside wooden staircases and the passageways which led to the buildings around the courtyard. While wood was a common building material in the Renaissance, few decorated examples (moulded balusters, facing scrolls) have survived to the present day. High windows For a long time attributed solely to Guillaume de Saint-Germain, the house was in truth partially built by the burgher Jean Astorg. The latter belonged to the financial elite who were regularly sought out by the capitouls in period of crisis (war efforts). For the decoration of his new building at the back of the courtyard he decided to imitate the windows of his neighbour Pierre Delpech. Such imitation was prevalent throughout the century, and amounted to honorific appropriation. These windows possess impressive frames, known as chambranle à crossettes, supported by four short pilasters. The latter, adhering to the principles of manneristic aesthetic founded on surprise, do not play a structural role but instead appear to be suspended and dependant on the frame they should, by rights, be supporting. Pictures Hôtel_d'Astorg_et_de_Saint-Germain_- _Toulouse.jpgHôtel d'Astorg-Saint-Germain Astorg-2.jpgFaçade overlooking the street Fenetre-astorg-rue.jpgRenaissance window on street Escalier_Hôtel_d'Astorg_et_de_Saint-Germain.jpgSuspended staircase Astorg 2.jpgWooden staircase and galleries Astorg 3.jpg Astorg-3.jpgMoulded balusters and facing scrolls Astorg-mur.jpgFaçade overlooking the courtyard with Renaissance windows Fenetre-astorg.jpgWindow in the courtyard Fenetre- delpech.jpgNeighbor's window copied by Jean Astorg (Hôtel Pierre Delpech) References Bibliography * Guy Ahlsell de Toulza, Louis Peyrusse, Bruno Tollon, Hôtels et Demeures de Toulouse et du Midi Toulousain, Daniel Briand éditeur, Drémil Lafage, 1997 Houses completed in the 16th century Buildings and structures in Toulouse Renaissance architecture in Toulouse Hôtels particuliers in Toulouse "