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Hugo and Architecture. From Stone to the Pen
Culture · Thursday, September 3 · 10:00 · Paris
Maison de Victor Hugo, 6 place des Vosges
Free
Following the Hugo the decorator currently presented at the Maison de Victor Hugo, this exhibition explores the links between Victor Hugo and architecture, highlighting how it unfolds in his literary and graphic work. Romantic writer, accomplished playwright, committed poet, visionary artist and decorator, Victor Hugo has a privileged and indispensable relationship with architecture that has deeply inspired him. Churches, cathedrals and castles fill his notebooks and give meaning to his tales. Like the first half of the 19th century when literature and architecture were closely linked and the…
