Picture of La villa Santo Sospir
Santo Sospir is a tattooed villa." - Jean Cocteau Heiress socialite Francine Weisweiller was one of the prettiest, wealthiest, and most stylish women in Paris. John Richardson, Picasso's biographer, described Francine as "an exquisitely dressed, excessively spoiled little beauty."
Artist fills Jean Cocteau’s Villa Santo Sospir with sculptures
La Villa Santo-Sospir Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters. Been Here? 25 Want to Visit? 162.
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The Story Behind Villa Santo Sospir in Cap Ferrat ICONIC RIVIERA
Villa Santo Sospir France, Europe Côte d'Azur Long home to the Weisweiller family, patrons of Jean Cocteau, this villa contains a fabulous series of Cocteau's original frescoes.
Un oligarque russe rachète la Villa Santo Sospir NiceMatin
5. Seville. Located 9km north of Seville, are some of the best preserved Roman ruins to be found in Spain. Being the birthplace of two wealthy Roman Emperors, Trajan and Hadrian ( of the Wall fame), the influence of money is aptly reflected in the amazing and colorful mosaic work.
VILLA SANTO SOSPIR Romain Laprade Photographer Parisian apartment
The name "Santo Sospir" comes from the traditional name of St Jean Cap Ferrat, Cap Saint Sospir, named after a sixth century monk who had lived in the area. In Spring 1950, Francine Weisweiller invited Jean Cocteau, who had just finished Les Enfants Terribles, for a week's holiday in the villa, together with his companion and adopted son.
Artist fills Jean Cocteau’s Villa Santo Sospir with sculptures
La Villa Santo Sospir ( 1952) is a 35-minute amateur or home film directed by Jean Cocteau in which Cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of Francine Weisweiller 's villa on the French coast, a major location later used in his film Testament of Orpheus (1960).
Artist fills Jean Cocteau’s Villa Santo Sospir with sculptures
Villa Santo Sospir
Artist fills Jean Cocteau’s Villa Santo Sospir with sculptures
Santo Sospir is, and was, neither mansion nor palace. Nestled at the tip of Cap Ferrat, between Nice and Monaco, the villa merely seems one among many large houses on the peninsula—not the.
Villa Santo Sospir, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat Chiara Colombini
Villa Santo Sospir was bought by the American millionaire Alec Weisweiller and his French wife Francine after the Second World War. Fleeing from the Nazi invasion of the south of France in 1943, Alec promised his wife a dream house when it was all over.
Villa Santo Sospir Directorio Deco by Gloria Gonzalez
Having met Cocteau after the filming of his Enfants Terribles, Weisweiller invited him, in 1950, for a week's vacation to Villa Santo Sospir. Purchased as a vacation home, the walls of the house were still bare. Several days after his arrival, Cocteau asked if he could sketch a head of Apollo over the living room fireplace, seen in the top photo.
Villa santo sospir artist jean cocteau France Bohemian interior
Villa Santo Sospir 57 reviews #6 of 10 things to do in St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat Historic Sites Write a review What people are saying By Daniel Y " Most precious but intimate villa, from top to bottom arranged by Jean Cocteau. " Feb. 2017 the drawings on the walls Combine shapes and colors of the interieur-design.
SLIDERVILLASANTOSOSPIR Irmas World
Listed as a Monument Historique (national heritage site) since 2007 The tattooed villa of Santo Sospir. See photos (2) Back to the list. Villa Santo Sospir. Museum, History, Famous people, Fine Arts, Painting, Private museum in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Description; Services; Openings
Lover’s Discourse Villa Santo Sospir Kinfolk Fresco, Interior, Santos
The villa Santo Sospir was his gift to Francine, his fulfilled promise to give her a «dream house». Sailing along Cap Ferrat, they saw this mansion; and a few years later, here she was, alone with that same view of the endless blue sea, the mountains of the Côte d'Azur and Jean Cocteau walking around the villa, stained with paints…
Villa Santo Sospir When Frescoes of Villa Santo Sospir Come to Life
Since then the estate on the Cote d'Azur has been known as Villa Santo Sospir. Santo Sospiro came from the old local Niçard dialect (generally considered a subdialect of Provencal) and meant "a sacred sigh". Originally the neighborhood was home to families of fishermen.
Villa Santo Sospir When Frescoes of Villa Santo Sospir Come to Life
Villa Santo Sospir Listed as a Monument Historique (national heritage site) since 2007 The tattooed villa of Santo Sospir The multi-talented Jean Cocteau was a loyal visitor to the French Riviera, leaving his mark on many of its towns.