Her story will astonish you
She auditioned for the Paris Opéra, was pardoned for her crimes by the King, and by age 17 became a member of one of the world’s greatest musical companies.
1. An Abandoned Chateau Known as "Little Versailles" Photo found on Facebook. In a village in the Vosges department of France is a chateau built in the nineteenth century by Charles Perron for the widow of a wealthy French industrialist, Elisabeth Géhin. Called the "Versailles vosgien", the ch
Julie d'Aubigny, famed fencer & opera singer. She roamed France, teaching fencing and winning fights, & broke the Paris ban on duels thrice in one night, when she fought & defeated three noblemen at once after they took issue with her kissing a woman at a ball. #FolkloreThursday
I've had a number of history crushes, but my heart will always belong to the 17th century bisexual French opera star, duelist, and one-time arsonist, Julie d'Aubigny (aka La Maupin).
Her story will astonish you
Julie d'Aubigny was a 17th century French swordswoman and opera singer who was challenged to duels by three different noblemen after kissing a young woman at a society ball. She beat all 3 of them. She also once rescued her lesbian lover from a covenant by burning it down. She was sentenced to death
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In 'Ukrzaliznytsia', the train conductor turned photographer recreates the elaborate tales she’s heard and seen play out on the railways in Ukraine.
Il est souvent dit que lorsque l'âme s'envole, le corps, lui, reste. À travers sa série intitulée Sténocorpé, la photographe Julie Poncet nous propose une lecture quelque peu différente. Réalisées au sténopé numérique, ses images nous invitent à assister au ballet silencieux d'un corps nu prenant...
She's the hottest renegade outlaw-turned-nun-debaucher-turned opera star you never knew you loved. The Internet is poised to make Julie D'Aubigny a star. Again.
