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Three master draughtsmen. Philippe de Champaigne, Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, Nicolas de Plattemontagne
18 May 2009, by Didier Rykner
After the exhibition in Evreux devoted to Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne, after the retrospective on Philippe de Champaigne in Lille, the Musée de Port-Royal is now (...) 
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Georges de La Tour, scattered like pieces of a puzzle
18 May 2009, by Didier Rykner and Michel de Piles
While case studies such as “the painting of the month” highlighting a work in the permanent collection are of real interest (new information, identifications or acquisitions are often presented) (...) continue
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The Hôpital Richaud, soon in ruins in the heart of Versailles
30 April 2009, by Didier Rykner
Visitors to the château de Versailles who arrive at the Rive-Droite train station walk by a superb 18th century monument, the Hôpital Richaud. continue
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Flemish and Dutch paintings at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Strasbourg
20 April 2009, by Didier Rykner
More and more provincial museums are focusing on their collections and publishing catalogues raisonnés often with an accompanying exhibition. The Italian paintings at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in (...) continue
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Baltard to be destroyed (bis repetita)
20 April 2009, by Didier Rykner
True, in this case the buildings do not concern Victor Baltard, but his father Louis-Pierre. However, the parallel is overwhelming : almost forty years after the Halles were massacred in the (...) continue
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Prison Saint-Joseph by Louis-Pierre Baltard
20 April 2009, by Pierre Pinon
The Saint Joseph prison in Lyon by Louis-Pierre Baltard is doubly important in the history of architecture. First of all, along with the palace of justice by the same Baltard, this is one of the (...) continue
Front page
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Frédéric Mitterrand appointed Minister of Culture
24 June 2009
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Two inaugurations in Amsterdam: former City Hall restored and Hermitage Museum
24 June 2009
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The Cupid attributed to Michelangelo deposited at the Metropolitan Museum
23 June 2009
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The Ministry of Culture approves the project for the Hôtel Lambert
23 June 2009
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The restoration of the church Notre-Dame de Calais has finally started
15 June 2009
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Early works by Gustave Moreau join Orsay and Dijon
15 June 2009
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Long sought by the Louvre, now acquired by the Louvre Abou Dhabi
15 June 2009
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A fragment of Charles V’s tomb acquired by the Louvre
15 June 2009
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Demolition of the Hôtel Reichenbach
15 June 2009
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First acquisitions by the Louvre-Abu Dhabi
12 June 2009
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Saint Peter’s Denial by the Le Nain brothers joins the Louvre
4 June 2009
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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts acquires a William Bouguereau
4 June 2009
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Inauguration of the « Musée Magritte » in Brussels
29 May 2009
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A view of Amsterdam by Gerrit Berckheyde acquired by the Rijksmuseum
29 May 2009
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Recent additions to the Musée Girodet in Montargis
29 May 2009
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Censored !
15 March 2009, by Didier RyknerA few weeks ago the French public television channel, Arte, wanted to interview me on the show Metropolis for a program on culture in Abu Dhabi and particularly the Louvre satellite to open there. They were, in their own words, “having a hard time finding someone against the project who would accept to discuss it in front of the cameras.” After exchanging two or three e-mails, the interview was planned for Tuesday 10 March but then was abruptly cancelled and put off to a “later” date without (...) continue
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Editorial
Exhibitions
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From Van Dyck to Bellotto. Splendors of the Savoy court.
20 April 2009, by Didier Rykner
An exhibition consisting of works transferred from one museum for display in another can be justified in certain specific cases, for example when there are drawings which cannot be shown (...) continue
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Simon Vouet (The Italian Years 1613/1617)
3 December 2008, by Didier Rykner — 12 Forum messages
Simon Vouet (Les années italiennes 1613/1617). Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, from 21 November 2008 to 23 February 2009. Besançon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, from 27 March to 29 June 2009.
The Simon Vouet (...) continue
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Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution
22 February 2009, by Didier Rykner
Like the exhibition, of transient quality by its very nature, the catalogue which accompanies this retrospective on 16th to 18th century French bronzes is to be generously commended. It is the (...) continue
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Emil Nolde (1867-1956)
11 November 2008, by Jean-David Jumeau-Lafond — 11 Forum messages
Although German expression, even according to the organisers of this exhibition “is still a new subject in France”, what should be said about Emil Nolde, who is no doubt its most flamboyant (...) continue
Publications
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Louyse Moillon. Still-lifes in the Grand Siècle. Catalogue raisonné
20 April 2009
Some books defy critical review. It would be easier to simply not even attempt it and brush them off politely but this has not been our choice of solution. The lack of a monographic study on (...) continue
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Nicolas Régnier
3 December 2008, by Didier Rykner — 15 Forum messages
The Syndicat National des Antiquaires has just awarded its art book prize to Nicolas Régnier by Annick Lemoine. It rewards a remarkable monographic study, both erudite and pleasantly readable, (...) continue
Still in the headlines...
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Sur les quais
19 December 2008, by Dominique Lobstein — 12 Forum messages
On the waterfront): an evocative title which resounds like a familiar ballad. And by searching even just a bit, one soon finds its source: the memories of the realist tunes on the radio or the (...) continue
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The Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève in danger
31 March 2009, by Pierre Vaisse
Built in 1910, the Musée d’art et d’histoire in Geneva, a municipal museum, is currently a victim of two evils: its state of decay, due to reduced maintenance, calls for immediate restoration, and (...) continue
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Hôtel Lambert : the benefits of the controversy
15 March 2009, by Didier Rykner — 1 Message
On Monday 9 March, during a four-hour marathon session, the Commission supérieure des monuments historiques validated, with extensive reservations, the restoration project for the Hôtel Lambert. (...) continue
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Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture
3 December 2008, by Didier Rykner — 9 Forum messages
Organizing sculpture exhibitions is a difficult task as the size and weight of the works make them difficult to transport, sometimes even impossible, at other times highly unadvisable. Baroque (...) continue
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Hôtel de la Marine : will France go to the highest bidder ?
31 March 2009, by Stéphane Castelluccio
In this very discreet fiftieth anniversary of the Ministry of Culture, French citizens should feel the duty to gather support in defense of their national heritage, in this case the Hôtel de (...) continue
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The ghosts of Versailles
22 February 2009, by Didier Rykner — 1 Message
We have already discussed Jean-Jacques Aillagon’s determination, stated repeatedly, to restore and reopen the rooms of the Musée de l’Histoire de France of (...) continue