Escalier Collection

Opera / Paris / 1905 / Inside
The main staircase of the Paris Opera House called l escalier d Honneur. Date: circa 1900

Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564)
GIM5037968 Michelangelo Buonarroti dit Michel Ange (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475-1564): Studies for the staircase project of the Medica Laurenziana Library in Florence.; (add.info)

Yedo - Edo - Tokyo - Tomb of Taikans in Chiba - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979481 Yedo - Edo - Tokyo - Tomb of Taikans in Chiba - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Yedo - Edo - Tokyo - Tomb of Taikans in Chiba - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF

Science. Energy. Electric elevator. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity, France, c.1910
2638711 Science. Energy. Electric elevator. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Kyoto - Tockodeira Temple - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4980895 Kyoto - Tockodeira Temple - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Tockodeira Temple - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Kyoto - Karodani Cemetery - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979621 Kyoto - Karodani Cemetery - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Karodani Cemetery - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

The two hundred steps of Nakano take, Mount Miyagi - 200 steps Nakanotake Miogi Mountain - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand
CSO4980337 The two hundred steps of Nakano take, Mount Miyagi - 200 steps Nakanotake Miogi Mountain - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: The two hundred steps of Nakano take)

Illustration for "Mitsou" by Colette, 1930 (woodcut)
8683012 Illustration for "Mitsou" by Colette, 1930 (woodcut) by Hermann-Paul, Rene George (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Haruna - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982609 Haruna - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Haruna - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Interior of the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza, Egypt. Arab men with torches climbing walls
FLO4620600 Interior of the Great Pyramid of Cheops (Khufu), Giza, Egypt. Arab men with torches climbing walls and staircases in a narrow room

The 101 Stone Steps at Yokohama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982465 The 101 Stone Steps at Yokohama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: The 101 Stone Steps at Yokohama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF

Bridge leading to the hundred steps in Yokohama - Hundred steps at Yokohama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980257 Bridge leading to the hundred steps in Yokohama - Hundred steps at Yokohama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

La fee du chevrefsuille, in a dress and hat of flowers, leads a goat in a staircase - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy
FLO4637440 La fee du chevrefsuille, in a dress and hat of flowers, leads a goat in a staircase - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Scene from Etienne Jouy's 1808 play La Merchant des Modes, a parody of La Vestale
FLO4678008 Scene from Etienne Jouy's 1808 play La Merchant des Modes, a parody of La Vestale (his own opera from 1807 with music by Spontini)

Letter G: Guard to the corridors. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209254 Letter G: Guard to the corridors. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Construction of the Tower of Babel in Babylon. Miniature from the Alfa manuscript
VEN5028094 Construction of the Tower of Babel in Babylon. Miniature from the Alfa manuscript. W.1.6, C.23 v, probably the " Mirror historial" (Speculum maius)

Stone Steps at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4982570 Stone Steps at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Stone Steps at Nikko - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

The Rittershaal or Knights' Hall in Kleve castle, Germany, demolished in 1771
FLO4702921 The Rittershaal or Knights' Hall in Kleve castle, Germany, demolished in 1771. The hall was 126 feet long by 54 feet wide and had a barrel-vault ceiling

The stairs, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo)
8618131 The stairs, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo) by Domenech i Montaner, Luis (1849-1923); (add.info.: Reus)

Staircase decoration, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo)
8618146 Staircase decoration, Pere Mata Institute, Reus, 1897-1912 (photo) by Domenech i Montaner, Luis (1849-1923); (add.info.: Reus)

The staircase, Casa Navas, 1901-1907 (photo)
8618155 The staircase, Casa Navas, 1901-1907 (photo) by Domenech i Montaner, Luis (1849-1923); (add.info.: Reus, modernist city (Art Nouveau) Casa Navas (1901-1907)

Portrait of a group of young women from the countryside, at the Abbey of Septfontaines (Haute Marne)
LSE4316137 Portrait of a group of young women from the countryside, at the Abbey of Septfontaines (Haute Marne). Photograph, circa 1870-1886, by Paul Emile Theodore Ducos (1849-1913)

Portrait of a group of young people from the countryside, some with band instrument
LSE4316114 Portrait of a group of young people from the countryside, some with band instrument. At the Abbey of Septfontaines (Haute Marne)

Portrait of a man wearing a melon hat, with a pocket watch chain, in the garden of the Abbey of Septfontaines
LSE4316101 Portrait of a man wearing a melon hat, with a pocket watch chain, in the garden of the Abbey of Septfontaines (Haute Marne)

Giuseppe Garibaldi at the National Assembly in Bordeaux, France, March 1871, engraving
1720468 Giuseppe Garibaldi at the National Assembly in Bordeaux, France, March 1871, engraving by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi, french deputy)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Escalier; Staircase; Stiege (engraving)
7195895 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Escalier; Staircase; Stiege (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalier; Staircase; Stiege)

Terrace Steps: tourists take a tumble down the stairs of Cliff Terrace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas
FLO4690630 Terrace Steps: tourists take a tumble down the stairs of Cliff Terrace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Rowlandson, aquatint by J.C. Stadler, after a sketch by J

The Five Senses: Smell A couple of nobles in front of a garden
JLJ4567310 The Five Senses: Smell A couple of nobles in front of a garden, the man smells a bouquet of flowers. Painting by Abraham Bosse (1602-1674) 17th century

Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante and Virgil at the portals of Purgatory
GIA745659 Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante and Virgil at the portals of Purgatory, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Grand escalier de la bibliotheque Mazarine (engraving)
963095 Grand escalier de la bibliotheque Mazarine (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand escalier de la bibliotheque Mazarine)

Troisieme etage de la petite tour et deuxieme etage de la grosse tour; d apres un dessin du temps
963490 Troisieme etage de la petite tour et deuxieme etage de la grosse tour; d apres un dessin du temps, de M Bourla (engraving) by French School

Escalier d honneur, construit par Contant d Ivry, 1763 (engraving)
963328 Escalier d honneur, construit par Contant d Ivry, 1763 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalier d honneur, construit par Contant d Ivry, 1763)

Opening of the Paris Opera in 1880 Painting by Victor Navlet (1819-1886) 1880 Dim
JLJ4645422 Opening of the Paris Opera in 1880 Painting by Victor Navlet (1819-1886) 1880 Dim. 1, 31 x 1, 96 m Paris, musee d Orsay - The opening of the Paris Opera, 1880

The poem of the soul; The golden ladder, scene has the lyrical atmosphere
JLJ4576198 The poem of the soul; The golden ladder, scene has the lyrical atmosphere, populated with angels and the figure of God. Painting by Louis Janmot (1814-1892) 19th century

L Escalier, 1878 (oil on canvas)
3611723 L Escalier, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 61.4x50.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Paris: Escalier of the Hotel de Ville (b / w photo)
6007897 Paris: Escalier of the Hotel de Ville (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalier of the Hotel de Ville)

Detail of the relief frieze on the East stairway to the Apadana (audience hall
XIR222707 Detail of the relief frieze on the East stairway to the Apadana (audience hall) depicting delegates from the subject lands of the empire bearing lavish gifts for a ceremony

Restitution des facades nord-ouest du Louvre, vers 1610 (engraving)
963000 Restitution des facades nord-ouest du Louvre, vers 1610 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restitution des facades nord-ouest du Louvre, vers 1610)

Dans l escalier de la rue des Moulins, 1893 (oil, pastel & peinture a l
5669046 Dans l escalier de la rue des Moulins, 1893 (oil, pastel & peinture A l essence on cardboard) by Toulouse-Lautrec

Detail of the relief frieze on the East stairway to the Apadana (audience hall
XIR157944 Detail of the relief frieze on the East stairway to the Apadana (audience hall) depicting delegates from the subject lands of the empire bearing lavish gifts for a ceremony

Paris: Escalier of the Sorbonne (b / w photo)
6007946 Paris: Escalier of the Sorbonne (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalier of the Sorbonne)

Escalier de l universite a Genes (engraving)
816156 Escalier de l universite a Genes (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalier de l universite a Genes)

Escalier du seizieme siecle, rue Notre-Dame, 7, a Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine (engraving)
3645548 Escalier du seizieme siecle, rue Notre-Dame, 7, a Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalier du seizieme siecle)

Grand escalier du Chatelet, d apres une aqua-tinte, publiee a Londres, en 1809 (engraving)
962953 Grand escalier du Chatelet, d apres une aqua-tinte, publiee a Londres, en 1809 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand escalier du Chatelet)

The Grand Staircase of the Opera-Garnier, 1860-75 (photo)
XIR173177 The Grand Staircase of the Opera-Garnier, 1860-75 (photo) by Garnier, Charles (1825-98); Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Josephine being removed down a staircase by Napoleon (colour litho)
3094089 Josephine being removed down a staircase by Napoleon (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Escalier a saumons (engraving)
3645396 Escalier a saumons (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escalier a saumons. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1866)

The Steps at the rue Alboni, 1897 (w / c on paper)
XIR24817 The Steps at the rue Alboni, 1897 (w/c on paper) by Durbec, Arnaud (fl.1897); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

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"Escalier: A Journey Through Time and Space in Paris Opera, 1905" Step inside the enchanting world of "escalier, " where history unfolds before your eyes. In the bustling streets of Paris, amidst the grandeur of the Opera, a captivating tale begins. Transported back to 1870-1886, we find ourselves immersed in a portrait by Paul Emile Theodore Ducos. Young women from the countryside gather at the Abbey of Septfontaines (Haute Marne), their innocence captured for eternity. As we wander further into this mesmerizing realm, another photograph by Ducos reveals a group of young people from rural areas, some holding band instruments. The serene ambiance of the abbey sets the stage for their harmonious melodies to resonate through time. Our journey takes an intriguing turn as we encounter a man wearing a melon hat and clutching his pocket watch chain in the abbey's garden. This snapshot from circa 1870-1886 freezes a moment that whispers tales untold. Giuseppe Garibaldi himself graces our path next as he stands tall at Bordeaux's National Assembly in March 1871. An engraving immortalizes this historic event, reminding us of France's rich political heritage. Le Vocabulaire Illustre introduces us to various translations for "escalier": staircase; Stiege – words echoing across cultures and languages but united by their connection to these architectural marvels that lead us up or down. Terrace Steps become our playground momentarily as tourists tumble down Cliff Terrace stairs in Scarborough. Thomas Rowlandson's handcoloured copperplate engraving captures both amusement and cautionary tales etched into these steps' very fabric. The Five Senses come alive within Escalier's narrative with nobles standing before a fragrant garden – an olfactory delight enticing them on this sensory journey through time.