As the center of Paris Pont Neuf
the pont neuf eiffel tower , institut de france in background. bateau-mouche sails on seine
under louis xv, thieves , entertainers joined recruiters, or sellers of human flesh , did best lure newcomers paris , others violence sale of negros in congo . silversmiths , other luxury businesses nearby (which gave name quai des orfèvres) drew visitors well.
one yearly event, held on nearby place dauphine, prefigured salon des refusés give rise impressionists. during celebration of corpus christi (fête-dieu), place dauphine hosted 1 of magnificent reposoirs (portable altars host).
along rich silverwork , tapestries placed on it, local silversmiths ordered paintings these. led art dealers being asked participate and, ultimately, newest talents being shown @ petite fête-dieu (the small corpus christi), reduced version of corpus christi holiday took place 8 days later. though canvases shown 6 in morning noon, became important opportunity unknown artists draw attention. among other things, led painters there signing work, not frequent in salon – not advantage when work publicly , loudly critiqued.
showing works, had no pretense of religious subject, might noticed , find entree official academy. chardin 1 of famous painters have started way.
in 1720, young man of twenty-two, son of man maintained king s billiards, displayed canvas here showing antique bas-relief. j.-b. vanloo passed by, looked @ canvas long time, found great qualities there, , bought it. wanted afterwards know young painter, encouraged him, gave him advice, of latter perhaps had no need, got him work, more useful, , 8 years later, unknown of place dauphine colleague @ academy of painting.... called jean-baptiste-siméon chardin.
the slow decline of bridge s central role began in 1754: starting in 1754, first year of vogue, madness of boulevards, no longer thing talk cours [the champs-elysées], , still less of poor pont-neuf. boulevard, @ once, long live boulevard! . still bridge remained lively place through end of century. time, people became wary of reputation , other changes subdued atmosphere. in 1840, lacroix wrote: once pont neuf perpetual fair; @ present, bridge crossed without stopping.
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