Aube is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019), Aube is the 74th department in terms of population. The inhabitants of the department are known as Aubois or Auboises.
Camille Rosalie Claudel was a French sculptor known for her figurative works in bronze and marble. She died in relative obscurity, but later gained recognition for the originality and quality of her work. The subject of several biographies and films, Claudel is well known for her sculptures including The Waltz and The Mature Age.
Vitry-sur-Seine is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) from the centre of Paris.
Paul Dubois was a French sculptor and painter from Nogent-sur-Seine. His works were mainly sculptures and statues, and he was also a portrait painter.
Arcis-sur-Aube is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Villeneuve-sur-Fère is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Alfred Boucher was a French sculptor who was a mentor to Camille Claudel and a friend of Auguste Rodin.
Bar-sur-Seine is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.
Nogent-sur-Aube is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Romilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
The 3 arrondissements of the Aube department are:
- Arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube, with 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 28,759 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine, with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,067 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Troyes, with 244 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 226,084 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine is an arrondissement of France in the Aube department in the Grand Est region. It has 79 communes. Its population is 54,067 (2016), and its area is 1,223.6 km2 (472.4 sq mi).
Volubilis ("intertwined") is a series of marble sculptures by French sculptor Alfred Boucher (1850–1934), mentor to Camille Claudel and friend of Auguste Rodin.
Bessy is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France that lies 43 km east of Nogent-sur-Seine.
Mesgrigny is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. It is a small village located in the canton of Creney-près-Troyes and the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine. The nearest towns are Romilly-sur-Seine and Troyes.
Saint-Aubin is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Perseus and the Gorgon is a 1902 monumental sculpture by Camille Claudel that portrays a scene from Greek mythology. The artist sculpted her own likeness for Medusa's face, in anger after the break-up of her romantic partnership with sculptor Auguste Rodin. The work achieved a great notoriety throughout the years.
The Musée Camille Claudel is a French national museum which honors and exhibits the art of sculptor Camille Claudel. The museum displays approximately half of Claudel's existing artwork. The Claudel museum was opened in 2017 in her teenage home town of Nogent-sur-Seine, 100 kilometers southeast of Paris.
Joan of Arc is a monumental bronze sculpture by French sculptor Paul Dubois. It depicts Joan of Arc both as a warrior and as a divinely inspired visionary.
