MUSEE ORSAY
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You should know that Orsay is one of Paris's most unusual museums! You are about to admire one of the most beautiful collections in the world. You've probably heard of its collection of impressionist...
MUSEUM ITINERARY
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The museum's itinerary passes through three main levels: the ground floor that runs along a central corridor, the terraced mezzanine floor, and the upper level that runs above the lobby with its train...
MANET OLYMPIA_ROOM 14
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When this work by Manet was first exhibited in 1865 at the Paris Salon, it provoked very mixed reactions. Several spectators considered the painting obscene and vulgar because it clearly depicted a...
MONET POPPY FIELD_ROOM 29
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The painting you are looking at is considered one of the undisputed symbols of Impressionism. A group of painters, in fact, organized an exhibition in Paris in 1873, during which Monet exhibited Poppy...
MANET DEJEUNER SUR L'HERBE
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The painting before you entitled "Dejeuner sur l'herbe", or "Luncheon on the Grass" is by Edouard Manet. It is a true milestone in art history, even more importantly because it...
RENOIR MOULIN DE LA GALETTE
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The masterpiece before you is known as "Dance at the Moulin de la Galette", and is a perfect example of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's impressionist phase. The venue still exists today, but has...
DEGAS THE DANCING CLASS
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Finally, welcome to the fascinating The Ballet Class by Edgar Degas: this is one of the artist's best known paintings on one of his favorite themes, ballerinas.
The canvas was painted between 1873 and...
SEURAT THE CIRCUS_ROOM 37
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In order to fully appreciate this work called The Circus, you must first get to know its author.
You should know that Seurat brought a real revolution to the art world by giving birth to...
TOULOUSE LAUTREC_JANE AVRIL DANSANT_GALERIE FRANCOISE CACHIN
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This painting's protagonist is a well-known dancer from the Parisian cabarets of the late 19th century, Jane Avril, who went on to be the first soloist at the Moulin Rouge and who was the...
VAN GOGH_CHURCH AT AUVERS _GALERIE FRANCOISE CACHIN
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The Musée d'Orsay houses several canvases by Vincent Van Gogh, including two interesting self-portraits, but the The Church at Auvers has a special charm because it represents the most...
GAUGUIN_TAHITIAN WOMEN ON THE BEACH_GALERIE FRANCOISE CACHIN
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Tahitian Women on the Beach is one of Gauguin's most famous works, painted during one of the most important moments of his troubled life, when he managed to leave Europe, fleeing economic problems and...
