▁structure ▁near ▁Cu ise aux ▁in ▁Sa ône - et - Lo ire . ▁The ▁principal ▁decor ations ▁take ▁the ▁four ▁seasons ▁as ▁their ▁theme . ▁His ▁first ▁public ▁comm issions ▁came ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁with ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Musée ▁de ▁Pic ard ie ▁at ▁Am iens . ▁The ▁first ▁four ▁works ▁were ▁Con cord ia ▁( 1 8 6 1 ), ▁Bell um ▁( 1 8 6 1 ), ▁Le ▁Tra v ail ▁( Work ; ▁ 1 8 6 3 ) ▁and ▁Le ▁Re pos ▁( Rest ; ▁ 1 8 6 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁regions ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Pu vis ▁received ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁comm issions ▁for ▁works ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁institutions ▁throughout ▁France . ▁His ▁early ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Musée ▁de ▁Pic ard ie ▁had ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁develop ▁his ▁classic izing ▁style , ▁and ▁the ▁decor ative ▁a est h etic ▁of ▁his ▁m ural ▁works . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁public ▁works ▁are ▁the ▁later ▁cycles ▁completed ▁at ▁Am iens ▁( A ve ▁Pic ard ia ▁N ut rix , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ), ▁at ▁Marse ille , ▁at ▁Lyon ▁and ▁at ▁Po it iers . ▁ ▁Of ▁particular ▁importance ▁is ▁the ▁cycle ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ais ▁de ▁Be aux ▁Arts ▁in ▁Lyon , ▁which ▁includes ▁three ▁significant ▁works , ▁filling ▁the ▁wall ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁st air case . ▁ ▁From ▁left ▁to ▁right ,