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  • The Madonna by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

    One of the few paintings by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska joins the artist's reference collection, assembled from the 1956 donation by Jim Ede (1895-1990) of part of the studio divided between Orléans, the Musée national d'art moderne and Kettle's Yard, [...].

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    - Jan 21, 2025

  • Acquisition of a painting by Il Todeschini

    The work: Mason and shoemaker A large painting by Austrian-born painter Giacomo Francesco Cipper, known as Il Todeschini (1664-1736), joins the ranks of 18th-century Italian paintings, with a subject that is enigmatic to say the least! If the date, circa 1710, [...]

    Read the article il Todeschini mason and shoemaker

    - Jan 16, 2025

  • Orléans museums to taste

    For several years now, Cafés Jeanne d'Arc, a veritable Orleans institution since 1899, has been working with the museums of Orleans to build bridges between the city's artistic and heritage treasures and the region's gastronomic expertise. While [...]

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    - Nov 22, 2024

  • A catalog for the Guido Reni exhibition

    In a month and a half, the exhibition 𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡'𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙞 opens, focusing on life in the studio of this 17th-century painter and his rich output. An exceptional catalog, the result of rigorous work by several specialists [...]

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    - Oct 22, 2024

  • Bacchus as a child, a singular story

    Painter Julie Duvidal de Montferrier's "Bacchus enfant" has had an eventful history! It met with great success at the Salon of 1822, and was acquired by the Duc d'Orléans, future king Louis-Philippe and [...].

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    - Sep 13, 2024

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