Champaigne

British  

/ ʃɑ̃pɛɲ, ʃæmˈpeɪn /

noun

1. Philippe de (filip də). 1602–74, French painter, born in Brussels: noted particularly for his portraits and historical and religious scenes

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Champaigne

Philippe de Champaigne moved to Paris from his native Flanders, and a school of naturalists bore the stamp of the Italian Caravaggio.

From Time Magazine Archive

Champaigne, Plate 15, has chosen the moment when Simeon says to Mary, "This child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel."

From The Great Painters' Gospel Pictures Representing Scenes and Incidents in the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Henry Turner Bailey

The difference between still Champaigne, and that which is mousser, is owing to nothing more than the time of the year in which it is bottled.

From A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, 1777 Volume 1 by Philip Thicknesse

RAGENEAU: Marry, 'twould puzzle even our grim painter Philippe de Champaigne to portray him!

From Cyrano De Bergerac by Mary F. Guillemard

The ancient Counts of Champaigne resided here, and the Palace they liv'd in is still to be seen.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by Karl Ludwig von P?llnitz