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This is a fictional work, the original panorama does not exist. Therefore, from top to bottom in turn explain the four seasons. On the other hand, these artists are inspired by the elements of the urban, the city and the building. Details such as the Cap aux Diamants, the upper town, the coast and the stairs, fortifications, roofs, windows and the texture of the material are all described in detail for the frescoes of a real appearance.
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Distributed throughout the fresco, there are sixteen important characters, it evokes the history of Quebec.
Explored
the Continent and Founded the First Settlements
You may have recognized Jacques
Cartier (1) (1491-1557) and Samuel de Champlain (2) (1580-1635). Both are
mapping explorers in parts of northeastern North America. They also set up
colonies in Quebec City and Cartier. Samuel de Champlain, he was a pioneer in
France with North America trade, especially fur trade. There are also Louis
Jolie (11) (1645-1700), a native of Quebec, a Canadian explorer. In 1673, he
explored North America with Marquette and found the Mississippi River.
Administered
and Organized the Territory
The fresco
is characterized by two people who spent their lives developing and protecting
the New French. Jean Talon (12) (1626 - 1694), French politician. He was the
first chief executive of the New French colonies appointed by the King Louis
XIV of French. During his tenure, he focused on increasing population and
economic diversification. Louis de Buade de Frontenac (4) (1622 - 1698), 1672 -
1682, 1689 - 1698 served twice as the new governor of France, helping to extend
the boundaries of the new French and organize the defense of Quebec City. The
famous landmark of Quebec, Chateau Frontenac, is named after him. In the 19th
and 20th centuries, Louis Joseph Papineau (5) (1786-1871) and Thai's
Lacoste-Fremont (9) (1886-1963) were agents of change: Louis Joseph Papineau efforts
to increase the autonomy of the colonial political system led to the rebellion
from 1837 to 1838, while Thai's Lacoste-Fremont struggled for the political and
legal rights of Quebec women.
Worked for
the Greater Good
Francois de
Laval (13) (1623-1708), co-founder of the Ques City Ursuline community, the
first French citizen of Quebec City, the first Roman Catholic Archbishop, the
most influential man of that era The Marie Guyart (8) (1599-1672), the founder
of Ursula, the founder of the New French Ursula. The woman standing next to
Marie Guyart in the fresco is Catherine de Longpré (14) (1632-1668), the
founder of the Canadian Catholic Saints, Quebec "Chapelle de I'Hôtel
Dieu". Marie Fitzbach (16) (1805-1886) and Marcelle Mallet (15)
(1805-1871), respectively, founded the Canadian Sisters and Quebec Bourgeois
Sisters (Sœurs du Bon-Pasteur and Sœurs de la Charité de Québec, respectively),
to help the poor and Abandoned children. Alphonse Desjardins (7) (1854-1920),
who was born in Levis, Quebec, Canada, was one of the founders of North
American credit unions and Public Banks.
Built
Identity
François-Xavier
Garneau (10) (1809-1866) is regarded as the first national historian of
Canadian national history in Quebec. Félix Leclerc (3) (1914-1988) gained
incredible songwriting throughout the French world and introduced a new musical
style. And Lord Dufferin (6) campaigned to maintain and promote fortifications,
providing a unique souvenir for Quebec City. He was the third governor of Canada,
the famous Dufferin platform, was named after him.
