Guided tour «The best of the 19th century in the museums of Troyes»

Name: Visita guiada «Lo mejor del siglo XIX en los museos de Troyes»
Start: 2023-09-16T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle (Musée Saint-Loup)

Would you rather see the inside of a forge with the sparks in the air, or the calm of a desert in Morocco? Do you want to transport yourself in the middle ages, or in the Italy of the Rena...

Sábado 16 septiembre 2023, 11:00, 15:00Passed

Ville de Troyes / Carole Bell

Would you prefer to see the interior of a forge with sparks in the air, or the calm of a Moroccan desert? Do you want to travel to the middle ages, or to Renaissance Italy? The 19th century had a taste for escape, especially in the arts. We could say with Baudelaire, “There is nothing but order and beauty, calm luxury and pleasure…”. The exhibition also accompanies the visitor by dotting his visit with literary extracts, to immerse himself in the atmosphere of the time.
Rarely presented to the public, for lack of space, the collection of 19th century art occupies a central place within the museums of Troyes. It is the third in France by its number of sculptures (after the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers).
It tells the history of this modern century: the Industrial Revolution, the fine clothes of the bourgeoisie, clashes between artists, Parisian life in the era of Art Nouveau…
Enough to arouse everyone’s curiosity!
Follow our guide and enjoy your visit!

About the location

Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle (Musée Saint-Loup)

61 rue de la Cité, 10000 Troyes

Aube
Grand Est

The old(former) abbey, built in the XVIIth and XVIIIth century s., shelters the museum of Fine Arts, of regional archaeology and the Museum. Regional Archaeology: first palaeolithic populatings till the beginning of Middle Ages, of Stone Age (dolmen of Frécul) via(including) the age of metals (remarkable Celtic time(period): falls to tank of Bouranton, golden(in gold) bracelet of Molesmes), then the roman time (Apollo de Vaupoisson, domus of Chaillouet) up to High Middle Ages (treasure of Pouan). Natural sciences: an unique(only) Museum in Champagne-Ardenne. Focus on local fauna(crowd): mammals (otter, lynx, wildcat) and visible birds around the natural lakes of the forest of East (ash crane, black stork) as well as sorts(species) from the whole world: a diversity of fauna(crowd).

This new route combines nearly 300 works, small paintings and monumental works, known masterpieces and restored and unpublished works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. This presentation renews the look at this exceptional collection of French and European painting, from knowledgeable collectors, highlighting artistic exchanges between France, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, England ... with Giotto, Malouel, Spranger, Vasari, Rubens, Jordaens, van Dyck, Champaigne, Bellotto, Mignard, Le Brun, Watteau, Natoire, Boucher, Fragonard, Hubert Robert, Greuze, Vien, David, Corot ...