Aube Collection

A rose window in Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes cathedral, in Gothic style, dating from around 1200, Troyes, Aube, Champagne-Ardennes, France, Europe

Traditional buildings and shops, Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France

Renoir home, Essoyes, Aube, France
Family home of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France

Photograph, Camille Claudel Museum, Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube
Auguste Rodin in front of his La Porte de l'Enfer reflected in a mirror, facsimile of a photograph on albumen paper, 1887, by William Elborne, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017

Painting, Camille Claudel Museum, Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube
Rodin's studio, oil painting, 1888, by Charles Weisser, 1864-1940, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France

Bust, Camille Claudel Museum, Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, France
Bust of Auguste Rodin, 1897-98, by his student and lover, Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, forged by F Rudier, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France

Sculpture, Camille Claudel Museum, Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube
Perseus and the Gorgon, marble sculpture, c. 1897, by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, and Francois Pompon, commissioned by countess Arthur de Maigret, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017

Camille Claudel Museum, Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, France
Sculptures by Camille Claudel, 1864-1943, in the Camille Claudel Museum, opened 2017, in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, Grand Est, France

Children's prison, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte
Children's prison (centre) and workshops (right), (the abbey functioned as a prison from 1804 when it was converted by Napoleon), at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Barn, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Barn, with timber frame, formerly a lay brothers building, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded 1115 by St Bernard, in Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, Grand Est

Chapel, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Refectory, built 1774, converted in 1813 to a chapel for prisoners (the abbey functioned as a prison from 1804 when it was converted by Napoleon), restored 2013-15, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux

Prison cells, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube
Group cells in the men's prison, (the abbey functioned as a prison from 1804 when it was converted by Napoleon), at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Grand Cloister, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube
Grand Cloister, built 17th century in classical style, surrounded by the lay brothers building, kitchen, monks refectory, boiler room and monks building, later used as the men's prison

Cloister, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Main Gallery of the Cloister, built 18th century and used after 1804 as the men's prison, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded 1115 by St Bernard

Lay dormitory, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube
Lay dormitory, in the lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708, with cross vaulted ceiling supported by octagonal stone columns, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Initials, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Initials carved in the stone wall of the cellar, on the first floor of the lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708, at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Cellar, Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferte, Aube, France
Cellar in the Lay brothers building, built 12th century and rebuilt 1708 (centre), and wash-house and bakery (right), at the Abbaye de Clairvaux, or Clairvaux Abbey

Tomb of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Tomb of the Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in his family plot in the cemetery in Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France

Desk, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Desk with letters and notebooks, in the bedroom of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne

Bedroom, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Bedroom of Aline, model and wife of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, and native of Essoyes, in his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes

Kitchen, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Kitchen of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France

Lounge, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Workshop lounge, a room in an attached barn used 1897-1906 by Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes

Crate, Garden studio, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Wooden crate used to transport paintings, with label, in the studio of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in the garden of his family home

Garden studio, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Studio of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in the garden of his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France

Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Family home of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France

Wheelchair, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Wheelchair used by Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, displayed in his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France

Houses and river, Essoyes, Aube, France
Half-timbered houses and bridge over the river Ource, in the village of Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France. The village was the home of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Wheat fields near Essoyes, Aube, France
Hay bales in a wheat field in the countryside surrounding the village of Essoyes, in Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France. The village was the home of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Templar Commander's room, Commanderie templiere d'Avalleur
Templar Commander's room, altered in the 17th and 18th centuries, in the commanderie templiere d'Avalleur, or Templar commandery of Avalleur

Reception room, Commanderie templiere d'Avalleur
Reception room and dining room, 13th century (monumental fireplace added in the late Middle Ages), in the commanderie templiere d'Avalleur, or Templar commandery of Avalleur

Fresco, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube, France
Christ dressed as a gardener and Mary Magdalene, with an apple tree, representing original sin, and a speech scroll reading Noli me Tangere, wall fresco

Sculptures, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource, Aube
Nicolas de Monstier and his wife Jacqueline de Laignes, donors of the Entombment sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for their sepulchral chapel

Entombment sculpture, Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Chaource
Entombment, or Holy Sepulchre, sculptural group, 1515, by the Master of Chaource, made for the sepulchral chapel of Nicolas de Monstier and Jacqueline de Laignes

Rood screen, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Resurrection of Christ, detail from the rood screen of 1521, with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame

Ceiling, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Sun on the ceiling of the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century

Crucifixion, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Crucifixion sculpture above the rood screen, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century

Choir, Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube
Choir, with rood screen of 1521 with 26 bas reliefs in Gothic and Renaissance style, in the Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame

Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, Troyes
Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at the Abbaye de Clarvaux or Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, now in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac

Renoir studio, Essoyes, Aube, France
Studio of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in the garden of his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, Champagne, Aube, Grand Est, France

Chapel, Commanderie templiere d'Avalleur, Bar-sur-Seine
Chapel and commanderie templiere d'Avalleur, or Templar commandery of Avalleur, aerial view, founded 1167 and used by the Knights Templar until 1312 when the order was dissolved

Collegiale de l'Assomption, Villemaur-sur-Vanne, Aube
Collegiale de l'Assomption, or Collegiale de Notre-Dame, the Collegiate Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, aerial view, built 13th century, with 16th century nave and bell tower

Napoleon at Arcis-sur-Aube (engraving)
5227609 Napoleon at Arcis-sur-Aube (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon at Arcis-sur-Aube)

Faisceau d armes d un chef de l epoque merovingienne, avec francisque, framee, glaive et baudrier
6020820 Faisceau d armes d un chef de l epoque merovingienne, avec francisque, framee, glaive et baudrier, d apres la sepulture de Pouan, Aube

Troyes, Aube, Eglise De La Madeleine (photo)
1094875 Troyes, Aube, Eglise De La Madeleine (photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troyes, Aube, Eglise De La Madeleine)

Hotel-de-Ville de Troyes, Aube (chromolitho)
974677 Hotel-de-Ville de Troyes, Aube (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel-de-Ville de Troyes, Aube)

The Marne at Dawn, 1888 (oil on canvas)
GR16004 The Marne at Dawn, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Dubois-Pillet, Albert (1846-90); 32x46 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; eGordon Roberton Photography Archive; French, out of copyright

At the battle of ARCIS-SUR- AUBE, the Allies under Schwarzenberg defeat the French under Napoleon Date: 20-21 March 1814

Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube, France - The Station
Nogent-sur-Seine, a commune in the Aube department in north-central France - The Railway Station. circa 1905

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Discover the enchanting region in France, where history and art intertwine seamlessly. Step into Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes cathedral, adorned with a mesmerizing rose window dating back to the 13th century. This Gothic masterpiece stands as a testament to the architectural brilliance of Champagne-Ardennes. Immerse yourself in the world of renowned artist Renoir at his former home in Essoyes, Aube. Feel inspired by the surroundings that once sparked his creativity and witness firsthand the beauty that captivated his brushstrokes. Delve into the captivating works of Camille Claudel at her museum in Nogent-sur-Seine, Aube. Admire her stunning sculptures and paintings that showcase her immense talent and artistic vision. Each piece tells a unique story, inviting you to delve deeper into Claudel's fascinating world. Journey through time at Clairvaux Abbey in Ville-sous-la-Ferte, where echoes of past lives resonate within its walls. Explore the hauntingly beautiful children's prison and gain insight into their stories from centuries ago. Wander through ancient barns and chapels, each holding secrets waiting to be discovered. Step inside prison cells that bear witness to both sorrowful tales and moments of redemption at Clairvaux Abbey. The weighty silence reminds us of humanity's capacity for change amidst adversity. Find solace within the serene Grand Cloister at Clairvaux Abbey—a place where tranquility embraces you as you reflect on life's mysteries. Aube invites you on an extraordinary journey through time—where cathedrals rise towards heaven, artists leave their mark on canvas or stone, and forgotten stories whisper from every corner.