Didier Rykner
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A little-known heritage. Paintings from the diocese of Paris from the 15th to the 20th centuriesAll the works of art recorded in Paris churches before 1905 and the law separating Church and State belonged to the City of Paris, and all those in Notre-Dame belonged to the State. Since then,…
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The statue of La Bourdonnais on Réunion Island soon to be unboltedOn 6 May we reported on the threats to unbolt the bronze statue of La Bourdonnais, sculpted by Louis Rochet and listed as a historic monument. These threats are becoming increasingly pressing,…
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The Boejat legacy in Nantes (2): old master drawingsThe Boejat bequest to Nantes includes paintings and drawings. After writing about French paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries, we are publishing here the twelve old master drawings that are…
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Three inalienable paintings sold by the French StateOn 19 September this year, the Domaines auctioned three paintings belonging to a prefecture. Due to lack of time, we were unable to go into more detail about the origin of the works. It was the…
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Louis Janmot. The Poem of the SoulLouis Janmot was born on 21 May 1814. According to the rules laid down by the Ministry of Culture, he therefore belongs to the Musée du Louvre. Fortunately, the Musée d’Orsay, to which all artists…
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A foundation stone and a new acquisition for the Musée du Grand SiècleThe Musée du Grand Siècle project, which we have been following since its inception, has just reached a new milestone: the laying of the foundation stone. Although this is a symbolic event (the…
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The Olympics against heritage and museumsLa Tribune de l’Art, which practices journalism committed to heritage, has never hidden its fierce opposition to the organisation of the Olympic Games in Paris. It was a losing battle, as the…
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The Conservatoire d’art dramatique soon to be "classé" as a historic monumentIt’s a fight we’ve been waging for several years now, and to which we’ve devoted many articles. Thanks to the Minister for Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak, who is at last keeping a promise made by…
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French Ministry of Culture budget conference: good news and bad newsFrench Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak presented the Ministry of Culture’s budget on Wednesday. As we have often written, a budget can only be fully judged once it has actually been spent. In…
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Marseille buys a portrait by Dominique PapetyBorn in Marseilles, Dominique Papety suffered a tragic fate: he died at the age of just 34 from cholera, which he contracted during a trip to Greece. His short career was nonetheless fruitful,…
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