Orsay Museum or the
Musee d'Orsay is
one of the leading art galleries in the world.
The museum building is located in the former
railway station building. If
you are a fan of art
and even more about
the painting, the d'Orsay museum you
should not miss because
you can enjoy the
paintings of some
of the world famous painters such as Claude
Monet and Van
Gogh. And besides The Romance Of Eiffel, a
lot of people come to Paris just to visit the Museum
d'Orsay.
Main Collection of Orsay Museum
Many beautiful works of art from the period 1848-1914
and includes The
Impressionists work that you can enjoy in Orsay Museum. The
building of the former train
station was built in 1900 and used
until 1939. The museum
building then used as an auction hall and
theater and was
nearly destroyed in the mid-1970s. And in 1977 the station
was used as the magnificent Museum d'Orsay. You
can linger at the Musee d'Orsay because
all the collection on display gives a deep impression on you, especially for
fans of art objects. The following are some incredible art collection that can
be found in the Orsay Museum.
Musee d'Orsay Building
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| Orsay Museum - Musee d'Orsay |
Spacious and bright
atmosphere scenery will accompany you when
entering the Orsay Museum from the front.
You can see
and observe the
art of architecture of the building's former train
station. Orsay Museum is located on the edge of the river which adds
artistic value and
offers an amazing atmosphere.
Dancing at Moulin de la Galette
You can see a work of Renoir (1841-1919). This Impressionist painting is one of
the most famous paintings that show the atmosphere and scenery Montmarte. Dancing
at Moulin de la Galette is one collection that you must visit at the Musee d'Orsay.
La Belle Angele
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
made a painting of La Belle
Angele in 1889. This
portrait of a beautiful Brittany woman Brittany is also
influenced by Japanese
art and then purchased by Degas.
From the sale of these beautiful painting, Gaugin
made his first trip to Polynesia.
Statues of Dancers
Edgar Degas (1834-1901), an artist who had bought painting of La Belle Angele from
Gaugin, making sculptures dancers who have a variety of poses. The only works that
Degas exhibited while he was alive is Young Dancer of Fourteen (1881).
Jane Avril Dancing
You can also
enjoy the works of Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
featuring the belle epoque Paris. And
Jane Avril is
Moulin Rouge dancers
are shown in the some
of his works such as canvas in 1895.
Le Dejeuner sur I'Herbe
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| Le Dejeuner sur I'Herbe |
Edoard Manet (1832-1883) made a painting with
a depiction of a woman with classic style accompanied by a man who wore a
typical of 19th century in 1863. This painting became controversial and was
criticized by many parties. You will not feel disappointed to see this beautiful
painting, which was originally exhibited at the Exhibition of Rejected Works.
Olympia
In addition to seeing the work of Manet's controversial painting above, you can
also enjoy his other works, Olympia. This work describes the naked showgirl who
received flowers from her admirers. By critics and the public, Manet's work was
considered too dared. But, then became one of the influential works of art to the
world.
Blue Waterlilies
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| Blue Waterlilies - Monet |
For those of you who are a fan of paintings, must be familiar with this
painting. Beautiful canvas painting from
1919 is a famous
work of Claude Monet
(1840-1926). Blue Waterlilies is also an
experimental work that has inspired many abstract
painters in the 20th
century. And you certainly feel proud to see one of the famous paintings in the world.
Van Gogh Paintings
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| Bedroom at Arles - Van Gogh |
Who is not familiar with Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). In the world paintings history,
it was included in the ranks of the most famous and influential painters. And from
all the canvases were exhibited in the Orsay Museum, the most interesting is Bedroom
at Arles (1889). In addition, you can also see the self-portrait painting which
has a special characteristic from Van Gogh.
Café des Hauteurs
Pretty tired after
driving around looking beautiful works at the Musee d'Orsay,
you can relaxing
and take a break at the Café des Hauteurs which is
located behind the former at
the stations. You can enjoy the delicious
food served with a pervading
infinite satisfaction for having witnessed the best art collection of Orsay
Museum.
Amazing Art Collection of Orsay Museum
Besides the main collection of the Musee d'Orsay above, you can also enjoy the wonderful
collections and other
precious as the Impressionist Works, The
Post-Impressionists, the School of Pont-Aven,
Art Nouveau, Symbolism,
Romanticism, Sculpture, Naturalism, so wayward prophets and Photography Collections.
For that, let us refer one by one on a brief
overview of the amazing art collection of Musee d’Orsay.
The Impressionists
In this museum you will find one of the best
collections of Impressionist painting in the world.
you can enjoy the
beautiful works from
Monet, Renoir and
Manet. As we know, the price of Impressionist painting is
considered as benchmark in the art world financial barometer. For
example, one of the lotus painting
works by Monet sold for U.S. $ 80 million in
2008.
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| Claude Monet |
A little about
the Impressionists. Impressionist movement is considered as the starting point
of the development of modern art and is probably the most famous art movement in
the world and favored. As evidenced by some Impressionist works sold at auction
with a very high price. Moreover, it is also seen from visitors who enjoyed the
Impressionist painting at the Orsay Museum.
Impressionist movement
began in France and almost all the main figures are from this country, including
British artist who was born in Paris, Alfred Sisley. Impressionism is reaction against
the formality and classicism were imposed in the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris
which is a major arts authority at that time and determine what should and what
should not be exhibited in the Paris Salon.
Actually, the
term Impressionism was created by a critic who commented on the style from Monet
painting in 1872, Impression: Sunrise in the magazine. Then, Monet adopted the
term. Moreover, this style is is very influential on artists such as Van Gogh and
continues to experience significant regeneration in the art of the 19th century
and the 20th. And you can see these paintings at the Musee d'Orsay.
The Post-Impressionists
Besides the work of the Impressionist artists, the work of other artists who followed
the new interpretation of Impressionism also exhibited at the Orsay Museum. You
can see the fascinating works of Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse and Van Gogh.
School of Pont-Aven
You can see the
House of Pleasure
(1901), a panel
carved doors made by Paul Gaugin, one of the
main figures of
group of artists associated
with the Pont-Aven
in Brittany.
Photography Collections
For you who really love photography, in
the Orsay Museum,
you can also
enjoy some 10,000 ancient photos like
works of Degas, Bonnard
and Julia Margaret
Cameron (1815-1879).
Romanticism
One of the major works were exhibited is The Tiger Hunt (1854) the work of Eugene
Delacroix (1798-1863). From the work of Romance, you can enjoy the artist attempt
to raise awareness of the spiritual world.
The Nabis
This Nabis movement
using the elements of art as decoration.
And you can
see the work of one
of the exponents of this Nabis
movement, Pierre Bonnard
(1867-1947).
Art Nouveau
In this section, you
can see the unique chandeliers and bottles,
the work of Rene-Jules
Lalique (1860-1945). Art Nouveau is associated with Paris
because the Metro station doors were
built in the same style.
Symbolism
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| Whistler Mother |
At Symbolism collection, you can enjoy the
the work of various artists such as Edvard
Munc (1863-1944), Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
and the portrait of James Whistler
Mother (1834-1903).
Naturalism
Naturalist artists put more emphasis on the natural theme in the work
that they create. As seen on Haymaking (1877)
by Jules Bastien-Lepage
(1848-1884).
Sculptures
For a collection of sculptures, you can see incredible works of
a sculptor and artist,
Aguste Rodin (1840-1917).
And the satirist carving of the politicians, the
work of Honore Daumier (1808-1879).
That's some incredible art collections and the best in the
world which you
can enjoy in the Orsay Museum.
When you enter
the gallery, you should
take a map so you can easily explore
all the space museum. Escalator located near
the entrance to the third floor of the building.
The ground floor contains
a beautiful works of the early to mid
19th century and some interesting Oriental works,
decorative arts exhibitions,
and also the bookstores. For the second level,
contains Naturalist and Symbolism paintings. Then the terraces that exhibit
gracefully sculptures. While the upper floor
is a gallery of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists.
If you want to
unwind for a while, every Thursday you can
visit the museum restaurant
serving lunch and dinner. For munchies and
drinks, try the café Des Hauteurs on the
upper floor or Mezzanine café. You can also enjoy regularly musical
concerts which held in the Musee d'Orsay.
Maybe this is
all that I can give about the remarkable art collections that exhibited in the Orsay
Museum or the Musee d'Orsay. And for those of you who love to visit the museum,
you can also enjoy Louvre And Her Most Beautiful Collections. Hopefully this
little article can be a reference for you who love traveling and visiting attractive
tourist destination. See you in the next article about The Best Tourist Attractions In Paris and the other in the world. Have a nice day.
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