Verve Collection

August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Aout - Le Chateau D Etampes. Nobles ride out on a falconry expedition: the man on the right is a beater with long stick to flush out the game

October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
October - the Louvre, 15th century, (1939). Octobre - Le Louvre. Peasants sowing seed in a ploughed field: the man on the right is broadcasting by hand, as magpies eat the fallen grain

December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
December - the Chateau de Vincennes, 15th century, (1939). Decembre - Le Chateau De Vincennes. Hunting scene in a forest: dogs tear apart a wild boar. The man on the right sounds a horn

September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
September - the Chateau de Saumur, 15th century, (1939). Septembre - the Chateau de Saumur. Grape harvest in the vineyards: people gather grapes in baskets, donkeys carry them in panniers

July - the Chateau at Poitiers, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Paul Limbourg
July - the Chateau at Poitiers, 15th century, (1939). Juillet - Le Chateau De Poitiers. Farm workers harvesting wheat with scythes and shearing sheep

May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939). Mai - La Ville De Riom. Cavalcade on the first of May, with trumpeters and riders, the women dressed in green

April - the Chateau de Dourdan, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
April - the Chateau de Dourdan, 15th century, (1939). Avril - Le Chateau De Dourdan. Engagement scene with a couple exchanging rings in front of witnesses

March - the Chateau de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Paul Limbourg, Jean Colombe
March - the Chateau de Lusignan, 15th century, (1939). Mars - Le Chateau De Lusignan. Agricultural activities: ploughing with oxen, pruning grape vines, a shepherd with sheep

November - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Colombe
November - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Novembre - La Glandee. Swineherd with mastiff grazing his pigs among the oak trees, using a stick to knock down the acorns

June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Hermann Limbourg
June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Juin - Le Palais Et La Sainte-Chapelle. Barefoot peasants hay-making in the fields: men wield scythes as they cut the grass

A group of women by a duck pond, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
A group of women by a duck pond, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, c1870, (1939). Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (July 16, 1796 -February 22, 1875) was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching

The Clicquot-Werle establishment at Reims (engraving)
5227769 The Clicquot-Werle establishment at Reims (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clicquot-Werle establishment at Reims)

Nature Morte par Chardin, 1728, (1939). Creator: Jean-Simeon Chardin
Nature Morte par Chardin, 1728, (1939). The Buffet, still life of fruit with dog, painting in the Louvre, Paris. From " Verve" - No. 8, Vol. II. [Verve, France, 1939]

October - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
October - feeding pigs on acorns, 15th century, (1939). A peasant couple practice pannage - the releasing of domestic pigs into woodland to feed on acorns or beechnuts

September - an ill-matched couple, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
September - an ill-matched couple, 15th century, (1939). A grey-haired old man surrounded by buzzing flies caresses the hand of a young woman wearing a bridal headpiece as a dog watches through an

July - threshing, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
July - threshing, 15th century, (1939). Peasants using flails to thresh wheat. The separated grain is used to make flour. The stalks are then dried to make hay

March - working in the vineyard, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
March - working in the vineyard, 15th century, (1939). Two labourers among the bare vine stocks: the man bending over on the left is hoeing the ground to turn the earth over

February - spinning, late 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
February - spinning, late 15th century, (1939). A man takes off his boots to warm his feet by the fire as a woman uses a wheel to spin thread

June - mowing, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
June - mowing, 15th century, (1939). Peasants mow the wheat. The men use scythes to cut the ears at the bottom while the women hold forks to heap the mown ears into piles

April - lovers in a garden, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
April - lovers in a garden, 15th century, (1939). April traditionally marked the beginning of spring and was associated with love

December - baking, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Robinet Testard, Jean Bourdichon
December - baking, 15th century, (1939). Man and woman using a long-handled wooden paddle to bake bread in an oven. Behind are balls of raw dough ready to be baked

August - old woman in wheelbarrow, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
August - old woman in wheelbarrow, 15th century, (1939). A peasant with ragged hose pushes a wheelbarrow in which sits a drunken old woman holding a bottle, a fork and a flail for threshing grain

May - wild men jousting, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
May - wild men jousting, 15th century, (1939). The leafy foliage coves the battling knights bodies like armour, and forms the horses headstalls and caparisons

January - dinner at New Year, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
January - dinner at New Year, 15th century, (1939). The old man sitting and drinking from a bowl symbolises Janus, the god of gates and transitions. Two women, one richly dressed, stand at the table

Ships in port, 1939. Creator: Paul Ambroise Valery
Ships in port, 1939. Dessin par Paul Valery, (drawing by Paul Valery). From " Verve - No. 8, Vol. II". [Verve, France, 1939]

January - the Duc de Berry at table, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
January - the Duc de Berry at table, 15th century, (1939). Janvier - Le Duc De Berry A Table. Jean de France, duc de Berry (1340-1416, the seated figure in a blue robe) at a New Year banquet

The Prado Museum, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Nu couche, mid 19th century, (1937). Artist: Gustave Courbet
Nu couche, mid 19th century, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

La femme au perroquet, 1827, (1937). Artist: Eugene Delacroix
La femme au perroquet, 1827 (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

L Odalisque, 1825, (1937). Artist: Eugene Delacroix
L Odalisque, 1825, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

La lecture de Moliere, 1728, (1937). Artist: Jean Francois de Troy
La lecture de Moliere, 1728, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Nymphe, 1859, (1937). Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Nymphe, 1859, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

L Enseigne de Gersaint (fragment), 1720-1721, (1937). Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau
L Enseigne de Gersaint (fragment), 1720-1721, (1937). From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Family playing games in a field, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Women and children, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
Women and children, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Outdoor gathering of people talking, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
Outdoor gathering of people talking, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Outdoor gathering, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
Outdoor gathering, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

A group of men and women sat talking by a table, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
A group of men and women sat talking by a table, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Man sat in a tree, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
Man sat in a tree, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Men and women in a horse-drawn carriage, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
Men and women in a horse-drawn carriage, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Three men by pond, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
Three men by pond, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Woman and Child, 1937. Artist: Louis Guichard
Woman and Child, 1937. From Verve - Vol.1, No. 1, December 1937. [Verve, France, 1937]

Hans Andersen, 1860, (1939). Artist: Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl
Hans Andersen, 1860, (1939). Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author and poet. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]. (Colorised black and white print)

Edward VII as Prince of Wales, New York, 1860, 1860, (1939). Artist: Mathew Brady
Edward VII as Prince of Wales, New York, 1860, 1860, (1939). Edward VII (Albert Edward, 1841-1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms

Richard Wagner, 1870, (1939). Artist: Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl
Richard Wagner, 1870, (1939). Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer, conductor, and essayist. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]. (Colorised black and white print)

Emile Zola and Jeanne Rozerat, c1890, (1939). Artist: Pierre Petit
Emile Zola and Jeanne Rozerat, c1890, (1939). Emile Zola (1840-1902), French novellist with his wife Eleonore-Alexandrine Meley. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]

Edgar Allan Poe, c1840, (1939). Artist: Mathew Brady
Edgar Allan Poe, c1840, (1939). Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), American author and poet. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]. (Colorised black and white print)

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"Verve: A Journey through Time and Artistry" Step into the enchanting world of "verve, " a collection of captivating artworks that transport us to different eras and places. Each month unveils a new masterpiece, showcasing the remarkable talents of renowned artists from centuries past. In December, we find ourselves at the majestic Chateau de Vincennes in the 15th century. Created by Paul Limbourg, this painting immerses us in an era filled with grandeur and elegance. The intricate details bring forth a sense of wonder as we explore every nook and cranny of this historical gem. Moving on to October, we venture into the Louvre during its early years. Paul Limbourg and Jean Colombe's collaboration transports us back to a time when art was revered as an expression of divine beauty. The strokes on canvas capture both the opulence and grace that once graced these hallowed halls. September takes us to the picturesque Chateau de Saumur, where nature meets architecture in perfect harmony. Once again guided by Paul Limbourg and Jean Colombe's artistic prowess, we witness how their brushstrokes breathe life into stone walls while capturing every nuance of sunlight filtering through lush greenery. July invites us to stroll through history at Poitiers' charming Chateau. Creator Paul Limbourg paints a scene that evokes nostalgia for simpler times—a place where chivalry thrived amidst medieval splendor. We can almost hear echoes from centuries ago whispering tales of valor within these ancient walls. As May arrives, our journey leads us to Riom—a quaint town frozen in time by Jean Limbourg's skilled hand. This idyllic setting showcases everyday life against a backdrop steeped in history—an invitation for contemplation on how much has changed since those distant days yet also reminding us that some things remain timeless. April brings forth another architectural marvel—the Chateau de Dourdan.