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previous round: https://www.behindthename.com/bb/game/5558248
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This Round: Virginie Demont-Breton 1859 - 1935

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Virginie Élodie Marie Thérèse Demont-Breton was a French painter.

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She served as President of the Union of Women Painters and Sculptors from 1895 to 1901, though she resigned for a short period of time in 1892 due to a disagreement between her and the Union’s community over what she saw as their unfair methods of voting.

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She worked with Hélène Bertaux in her effort to open the École des Beaux-Arts to women students; a goal which was achieved in 1897. Thanks to her success in this endeavor, female artists were given the opportunity to not only be present in academic settings, but also the ability to use artistic tools previously not available to them- such as nude models.

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In 1889, Vincent van Gogh painted his own version of one of her works, L’Homme Est en Mer (Her Man is Out to Sea).

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Choose your favourite Virginie Demont-Breton painting

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1) Alma Mater

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2) Girl with a Garland of Wild Flowers

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3) Her Man is at Sea

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4) The Child At The Fishing

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5) Sea Dogs (c. 1886)

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6) The Son Is Far

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7) Under the Orange Tree

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8) Young Fisherman

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THE NEXT GENERATION

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- Optional second middle name starts with the letter V

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Links are optional

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1) Child two, a son
- His first name is related to the name John (https://www.behindthename.com/name/john/related)
- His middle name is “lucky” (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/luck)

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2) Child three, a daughter
- Her first name is from an opera (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/opera)
- Her middle name is a combination of her mother’s and father’s names

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3) A child of your choice, a daughter
- Her first name is from (a) ballet (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/ballet)
- Her middle name is in the top 50-100, Quebec, 1982 (https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/quebec/1982)

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4) Child six, a daughter
- His first name is rare French (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/rare_french)
- Her middle name is Christmassy

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5) Child four, a daughter
- Her first name is starts with the same letter as her middle name
- Her middle name is “gentle” (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/feminine/tag/gentleness)

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6) A child of your choice, a son
- His first name is celestial (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/celestial)
- His middle name is after a Catholic saint (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/catholic_saints)

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7) Child one, a son
- His first name is a Victor Hugo character (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/victor_hugo_characters)
- His middle name is numeric (https://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/masculine/tag/numeric_meanings)

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8) Child five, a son
- His first name and middle name are in the top 250-500, France, 1919 (https://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/france/1919)

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formerly Belphoebe

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I am in the mood
to dissolve
in the sky.
- Virginia Woolf

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This message was edited 12/19/2024, 12:31 PM