The history of the church of Vétheuil at the time of the French Revolution is inseparable from that of the abbot Jean Nicolas Guillaume de Gouville de Bretteville who was parish priest of Vétheuil from 1772 to 1820.
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Sadami Yokote is a Japanese figurative painter belonging to the school known as "yo ga", which means Japanese painting of Western style.
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In 1873, there was a baritone from the Opera named Faure who prided himself on being a talent scout and was infatuated with the new Impressionist school because it allowed him to acquire paintings on the cheap. He knew nothing about art, but he wanted to make a name for himself.
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The roofs of the church of Vétheuil are made of polychromic glazed tiles. This type of roofing "à la bourguignonne" is not specific to Burgundy although it is widely used.
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