Difference between revisions of "Antoine Jean Gros"

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[[Image:Gros Eylau.jpg|thumb|Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau; detail, 1808.]]
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A place where nobody dared to go
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'''Antoine Jean Gros''' (1771 - 1835) was a [[French]]  Neoclassical Romantic [[painter]]. ''In 1793 Gros went to Italy, where he met Napoleon and was appointed his official battle painter. He followed Napoleon on his campaigns, and his huge paintings such as The Battle of Eylau (Louvre, Paris, 1808) are among the most stirring images of the Napoleonic era.'' [http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gros/]
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The love that we came to know
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They call it Xanadu
  
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[[Image:Gros Napoleon Visiting the Pesthouse at Jaffa.jpg]]
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And now
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Open your eyes and see
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What we have made is real
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We are in Xanadu
  
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Napoleon Visiting the Pesthouse at Jaffa.
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
  
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== See also ==
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
  
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*[[French painting]]
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Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
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*[[Painting Schools]]
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For you, Xanadu
  
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== External links ==
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The love
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The echoes of long ago
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You needed the world to know
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They are in Xanadu
  
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*[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/gros_antoine-jean.html Antoine-Jean Gros]
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The dream
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gros/ Gros, Antoine-Jean]
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That came through a million years
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That lived on through all the tears
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It came to Xanadu
  
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A million lights are dancing
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And there you are
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A shooting star
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An everlasting world
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And you're here with me
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Eternally
  
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
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Xanadu, Xanadu,
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(now we are here)
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In Xanadu
  
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[[Category:French Painters]]
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Now that I'm here
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gros, Antoine Jean}}
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Now that I'm here
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Now that you're near in Xanadu
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Xanadu...

Revision as of 13:00, August 11, 2010

A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu

And now Open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine For you, Xanadu

The love The echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu

The dream That came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu

A million lights are dancing And there you are A shooting star An everlasting world And you're here with me Eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu Xanadu, Xanadu, (now we are here) In Xanadu

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Xanadu...