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  • A rare photograph of Orléans Cathedral

    The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans has just enriched its photographic collection with an exceptional piece: a rare albumen print dating from 1857, depicting Orléans' Sainte-Croix cathedral, by the Bisson brothers, Louis-Auguste and Auguste-Rosalie. These two pioneers of [...]

    Read the article Cathédrale Sainte-Croix d'Orléans (1857) by brothers Louis-Auguste and Auguste-Rosalie Bisson

    - June 13, 2025

  • A view of Orléans enters the collections

    The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans recently received a precious gift: Vue d'Orléans et de la Loire depuis la rive gauche, a panoramic view of Orléans and the Loire River, painted around 1827-1830 by landscape artist Christophe Civeton [...].

    Read the article Christophe Civeton (1796-1830), View of Orleans and the Loire from the left bank, between 1827 and 1830, H. 11.5 cm ; W. 29 cm, inv. 2025.2.1

    - June 6, 2025

  • A new work by Jean-Marie Delaperche joins the museum's collections

    The history of art is often made up of exciting rediscoveries... In 2017, the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans put the spotlight back on an artist long forgotten by history, remaining off the radar of posterity despite his prominent place: [...]

    Read the article Jean-Marie Delaperche, Vive le roi, circa 1815, ink wash and graphite pencil on paper, 24x40.5 cm , inv. 2025.11.1

    - May 30, 2025

  • A legendary triptych: William Etty at Beaux-Arts

    In the 19th century, Joan of Arc exerted a fascination far beyond the borders of France, and even in England, which maintained an ambiguous relationship with her memory. William Etty, one of the leading English artists of the first half of the century, dedicated his [...]

    Read the article William Etty (York, 1787- id., 1849), Joan of Arc finds the sword in the chapel of Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois, 1846

    - Mar 26, 2025

  • 1825-2025: 200 years of Orléans museums

    Did the Comte de Bizemont imagine, when he convinced Mayor Louis Drouin de Rocheplatte to found a museum, that the institution would become not only one of the largest in France, but also one of the most committed to the future of museums? The [...]

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    - February 21, 2025

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