Bénédicte Bonnet Saint-Georges
Articles
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Three exhibitions of drawings in Parisian galleriesDelacroix was obsessed by Rubens. He mentioned him many times in his diary and in his correspondence, and never tired of admiring his genius, evoking for example The Flagellation in Antwerp: "On…
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Upcoming Sotheby’s sales in ParisSotheby’s is offering an exceptional set of six works by Théodore Géricault for sale on 23 March. They have remained in the same family to this day, held by the descendants of Adam Elmore, who…
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Drawings for sale at Christie’s Paris"There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions." Three other preparatory drawings for The Raven are known, one in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in…
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Giovanni Bellini. Cross-influencesHow can you recognise the genius of a painter without seeing the diversity of his work? It is true that the Madonnas and the Child were Bellini’s stock in trade, and he not only multiplied his…
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Fontainebleau restores the cartoons of Oudry’s Royal Hunts"You will never be anything but a painter of dogs", Nicolas de Largillière is said to have laughingly predicted to Jean-Baptiste Oudry, admiring his pupil’s gift for rendering the animal "with such…
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A new Thomas Couture for Senlis"If you take models, [...] surprise them; let them not know that you are looking at them. A few quickly drawn lines, your observations and a few notes taken on the fire of your impressions will…
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VermeerHurry to the website of the Rijksmuseum, click frantically to obtain the famous sesame. New visiting slots are offered: it is still possible to see Vermeer on certain evenings at 9:30 pm. By the…
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Bordeaux buys a painting by GervexHenri Gervex’s most famous painting entitled Rolla caused such a scandal at the 1873 Salon that it was excluded. It was included in the somewhat too light exhibition that Orsay devoted to…
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Interview with Patrice Benadon, collectorYou did not grow up in an artistic environment and practiced dentistry. How did you develop this passion for art that has led you to build a collection that is both rich and varied, in which 15th…
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Restoration of the chapels of Saint-Joseph of Saint-Sulpice and Saint-EustacheLa restauration des églises parisiennes se poursuit, menée par la Conservation des œuvres d’art religieuses et civiles (COARC) et par la Direction des affaires culturelles de la Ville de Paris (DAC).…