Didier Rykner
Articles
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Melozzo da Forli in LoretoThe Basilica of Loreto is certainly one of the major religious buildings to see in the Marche region. It houses the House of Nazareth, which legend says was transported by angels from the Holy Land…
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The dire state of Paris fountains, eight years onDuring the summer of 2017, we published a report on the functioning of ornamental fountains in Paris. At the time, we found that 56% of them were not flowing. We went back to see each of them in June…
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Caravaggio is stronger than soupThe painting by Caravaggio from the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen, The Flagellation of Christ, which had been placed behind glass so it could be sent to exhibitions, has finally been freed from this…
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Monaco and the Napoleons: intertwined destiniesL’exposition, trop courte - un mois et demi seulement ! - organisée par le Forum Grimaldi à Monaco est indiscutablement magnifique par la qualité des objets qu’elle présente et sa muséographie…
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The mayor, the fountain, and the metadata: when Ariel Weil gets tangled upThat some politicians lie is self-evident. That they attack journalists, questioning their ethics while lying, also happens. But that they do it as foolishly as Ariel Weil, Mayor of Paris Centre,…
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New developments regarding the statue of Jacques Cœur in BourgesA reader of La Tribune de l’Art informed us of an interesting fact: the statue of Jacques Cœur, power-washed by the Bourges town hall and thus “restored” in violation of all rules and the French…
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Trouville is my own America“Charles Mozin was the painter of Trouville, just as Le Poittevin was the painter of Étretat.” That is what we wrote in 2020 about the Eugène Le Poittevin retrospective at the Musée des Pêcheries in…
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Bourges strips Jacques CœurWe learned from the mayor of the city of Bourges, Yann Galut himself, proudly posting on his Facebook page, that “The statue of Jacques Cœur has regained its former glory”, that this “very beautiful…
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A petition to save the Bayeux TapestryLa Tribune de l’Art is an online journal dedicated to art history and heritage. It is not in the habit of launching multiple petitions. But it is also a media outlet committed to the defense of…
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Bayeux tapestry: let’s listen to the restorers“We found the best experts in the world to explain in detail why it was absolutely impossible to lend this work. And, believe me, we found them, and, believe me, we could have found them again.”