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A first 15th-century drawing for LeuvenThis is the very first drawing to join the fifteenth-century collection held by the Museum Leuven. Done by an artist in Rogier van der Weyden’s circle, this Swoon of the Virgin, executed in brown…
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The Sorolla Museum acquires a new paintingSorolla was not always the "painter of light" appreciated for his dazzling beach scenes). One example of this is the Head of Saint Anthony, which was preempted by the Spanish State and sold for…
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The Treasury of Notre-Dame cathedralContrary to what you might read here or there (and even in some of the texts of the remarkable catalogue accompanying the Louvre exhibition), the treasury of Notre-Dame cathedral was not saved…
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A new Chardin soon at the LouvreNever two without three? This formula rarely works for the beloved ’French national treasures’, who have all too often got into the habit of taking flight abroad, but both the Musée du Louvre and…
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A painting by Bonnefond donated to AmiensA new painting that belonged to Bruno Foucart’s collection has just made its way into a museum, the Picardie Museum in Amiens, this time donated by Vincent Foucart, another of his brothers, who is…
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A Vallayer-Coster exhibition at the Galerie CoatalemSi Anne Vallayer-Coster a fait l’objet d’une rétrospective en France, c’était à Marseille, en 2003. Mais Paris n’avait jamais eu la chance de voir réunies en un même lieu un grand nombre de ses tableaux.…
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Cimabue’s panel finally acquired for the LouvreHonour to the regional daily press: it was Oise Hebdo that had the luxury of announcing the arrival in the French collections of the now famous panel by Cimabue discovered during an inventory in…
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The Oberkampf Pool finally listed as a historic monumentFortunately, it’s not all bad news. We reported a year and a half ago on the threats hanging over the Molitor Pool, a fine example of Art Deco, a style that has been vandalised too often in recent…
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Musée du Verre de Conches, reopening and exhibition of a donationAfter three years of renovation work, the Musée du Verre in Conches-en-Ouche reopened its doors at the end of June 2022. Too cramped for space in the premises it had occupied since its creation in…
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Salon du Patrimoine : la transmission demande un engagement fort de l’ÉtatLe Salon du Patrimoine culturel ouvre ses portes comme chaque année, pour quatre jours, au Carrousel du Louvre. Nous lui avions consacré un article l’an dernier pour souligner son intérêt en même…
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A pastel by Alexandre Hesse for LyonWhile the dozens of sheets assembled during the Salon du Dessin were eagerly flown to faraway lands, others were content with a more modest journey, and thus the splendid Head of an Oriental by…
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A masterpiece by Victor Hugo enters the LouvreIt is a majestic, mythical and major sheet - accumulation is possible here - that has recently joined the French collections after more than three years of suspense leading to fears that it would…
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Doctor Michel and his gift to the church in VeulesThe small commune of Veules-les-Roses (formerly Veules-en-Bray) boasts the smallest river in France, the Veulettes, running through it. Its charm has also attracted a number of artists over the…
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The Prado buys a painting by Paolo de San LeocadioIn the foreground, John, Peter and James are dozing, while Christ is praying: "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not my will but yours be done". An angel appears…
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A new Monfreid preempted by MontpellierAs we have already mentioned on several occasions, since 2017 the Musée Fabre has been building up a collection of works by Georges Daniel de Monfreid, the latest addition to its collections…
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Research announcement : Marie Vasselon (1859-1911)As part of my Master 2 at the Ecole du Louvre, I am continuing my Master 1 dissertation on the painter Marie Vasselon (1859-1911), married to Cayron. Her signature appears in various forms: Marie…
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Research announcement: Bella Maniera Scholarship and Publication assistance PrizeThis year, the Bella Maniera association is offering two forms of financial assistance. The first is the Bella Maniera Scholarship. Its aim is to support research into early and…
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Encounter with Robert Blaizeau, the new director of Rouen’s museumsWhen he applied for the post of Director of Rouen Museums, Robert Blaizeau chose not to propose any temporary exhibition projects. Keen to make the most of the resources - human and material -…
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La Tribune de l’Art lance sa souscription de fin d’annéeL’article 39 bis A du code général des impôts prévoit d’accorder des déductions fiscales aux dons effectués à la presse. Cela concerne les journaux reconnus comme « d’information politique et générale »…
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A ter Brugghen exhibition in ModenaTer Brugghen à la Galleria Estense, en Émilie, non loin de Bologne, soit sur les terres des Carracci et de leurs élèves plutôt que sur celles des Caravagesques : une telle exposition peut surprendre…
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A masterpiece by Émile Bernard for the Musée d’OrsaySome collections appear to be inexhaustible, despite decades of varied sales: Christie’s was thus able to play it safe by announcing yet more Josefowitz sales this autumn, several years after the…
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The French love their heritageOne mayor asked his constituents whether to demolish or restore the village church, which was in a state of peril. Another put to the vote whether or not to move the statue of Napoleon that…
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Three recent Quimper acquisitions« Elles n’ont pas, en ce moment, de rivales à l’Exposition Universelle. Aucun spectacle n’est plus inattendu ni plus curieux, et nos yeux d’Occidentaux blasés sont hypnotisés par ce troublant…
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A Portuguese Renaissance painting for the LouvreA year ago, the Louvre organised a small but magnificent exhibition devoted to the Portuguese Renaissance. We explained that many works had been lost in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, and that…
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Two drawings by Honthorst acquired by the British MuseumAll lovers of old master drawings will remember the exceptional set of twenty-seven sheets by Gerrit van Honthorst that were the subject of an exhibition at Nicolas Schwed almost nine years ago,…
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Champ-de-Mars: the Town Hall takes legal action to defend a project it says it abandoned!On Thursday 19 October, three days ago, the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal held a hearing on an application by several associations[[France Nature Environnement, SOS Paris, Les Amis du…
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The Cleveland Museum buys a painting by ZoffanyIt’s a happy coincidence: when the Cleveland Museum’s English galleries were refurbished in 2018, the curators’ intention was to give visitors the feeling of entering an 18th-century flat. To…
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A Dandré-Bardon for MontpellierIt was a highly attractive image that made a long-awaited reappearance at Delon/Hoebanx & Associés at Hôtel Drouot on Thursday 12 October: this painting by Michel-François Dandré-Bardon,…
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The renaissance of Villers-CotterêtsIf there is one good heritage project to come out of Emmanuel Macron’s two terms in office, it will be the resurrection of the royal chateau of Villers-Cotterêts. Abandoned by the French State, it…
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A new Domenico Piola for the Palazzo SpinolaA new painting by Domenico Piola has been added to the collections of the Palazzo Spinola in Genoa, acquired by the Italian Ministry of Culture from the Galerie Canesso in Paris. Kept in private…
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Research announcement: Maurice Esmein (1888-1918)Having undertaken a catalogue of the work of the painter Maurice Esmein (1888-1918) and with a view to an exhibition to be held in June 2024, the Comité Maurice Esmein is looking for works…
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Two exhibitions in Parisian galleriesThe Parisian art market is so rich that even outside the now ritualised events - the Salon du Dessin in April and Fine Arts Paris, now combined with the Biennale in November - many galleries…
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Patrimonial, a new magazineIn this age of the Internet - the importance of which we are not unaware! - it’s always pleasing to see the birth of a new ’paper’ magazine, and even more so when it’s in the field of heritage. It is…
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Patrimonial, 2023, n°1Le patrimoine portuaire de Bretagne Voir la brève du 19/10/23 consacrée à la création de la revue. Sommaire Olivier de Rohan Chabot, Richesses Benjamin Mouton, « Patrimonial » Identité…
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Research announcement: Raimundo de Madrazo (1841-1920)The Mapfre Foundation in Madrid is preparing for 2025 a monographic exhibition on the Spanish painter Raimundo de Madrazo (1841-1920), who lived most of his life in Paris. We invite owners of…
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Le Pays Lorrain - 120e année, vol 104 - Septembre 2023Sommaire Etienne Martin, Les vicissitudes de la fontaine de Neptune Camille Gérôme-André, La conservation des fontaines de la place Stanislas : un entretien complexe Entretien du Pays Lorrain…
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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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Two paintings by Angelica Kauffmann for the Detroit Institute of ArtThis acquisition had escaped us: in 2022 the Detroit Institute of Art chose to purchase, from a private collector, a double family portrait painted by Angelica Kauffamnn, of which it had no work…
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The Burlington Magazine - n° 1446 vol CLXV - September 2023Editorial Articles Stephen Mack, Tanguy’s titles Rupert Featherstone, Alfred Wallis and Christopher Wood: a meeting on canvas Jane Martineau, Stanley Spencer, postcards, small books and…
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Annonce de chercheur : De Chinard à David d’Angers, les visages de la Révolution françaiseInscrite en Master à l’université de Lille, je travaille sous la direction de Frédéric Chappey sur le sujet suivant : "De Chinard à David d’Angers, les visages de la Révolution française : iconographie,…
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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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Douai gets a portrait by BrenetOn 25 September this year, art historian Marie Fournier gave a talk presenting her very recent monograph on Nicolas-Guy Brenet, and took the opportunity to unveil three paintings that had…
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Fantastic animalsCould we have been lied to? The mummified dragon’s head on display in a curiosity cabinet looks an awful lot like a crocodile’s (ill. 1). It may come from the Musée du Doudou, but it’s sure to fool…
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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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Amedeo Modigliani. A painter and his dealerThere’s nothing like a famous name to get the season off to a flying start: following on from a fine display presented last year, the exhibition has everything it takes to seduce visitors, despite…
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The Louvre preempts three tapestriesThere is the charming detail of the squirting water in the centre of the composition: Diana splashes Actaeon to repel him. This reaction is well and truly specified by Ovid. The author of the…
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Two new 18th-century tapestries preempted by the Mobilier nationalWe announced a little less than a month ago that the Galerie Chevalier was exhibiting a series of sumptuous tapestries dating from the 17th to 18th centuries, which it was preparing to sell under…
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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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A first Artemisia Gentileschi for BostonArtemisia Gentileschi still does not feature in the Louvre or even in French public collections, major foreign museums are continuing to purchase her works from the French art market. After 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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