Thursday, August 30, 2012
Musée d'Orsay
The museum is located in the Saint-Germain des Pres neighborhood, between Quai Anatole France and Rue de Lille, and faces the Seine river on the left bank. The museum is also a five minute walk across the river from the Jardin des Tuileries.
One
of the world's most-visited museums, the Musee d'Orsay houses the largest
collection of painting, sculpture, and decorative objects produced between
1848-1914, showcasing many of the most remarkable works of the early modern
era.
Giving visitors a detailed and breathtaking
look at the birth of modern painting, sculpture, design, and even photography,
the Musee d'Orsay's permanent collection spans from neoclassicism and
romanticism to impressionism, expressionism, and art nouveau design.
Highlights
include important works by Ingres, Delacroix, Monet, Degas, Manet, Gaugin, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Van Gogh.
My very favorite artist
of all time is Claude Monet. His “Haystacks”
series show the same scene at various times of day, seasons, and types of weather. I will never forget the exhibition at the Boston
Museum of Fine Art several years ago which showed the complete
collection of the paintings in one place.
He also painted beautiful scenes such as this one titled “En norvégienne”.
I see much more
strolling in my future.
Day 6 Preparation for Paris trip: Walk 3 miles
Countess Bedelia 8/30/2012 09:51:00 AM