My Travels - French Chapter (12) Orangerie Museum
2023-05-15
October 2015, Paris, France, Orangerie Museum
The Orangerie Museum, founded in late 16th century, is located in Tuileries Gardens in heart of Paris, France. In 1668, Le Notre, famous architect of royal garden during Louis XIV period, combined original first French fortress and garden design here. In 1918, before his death, Monet decided to donate Water Lilies to French government. Since then, Water Lilies have become a popular exhibit at Musée de l'Orangerie and have also turned Musée du Orangerie into an elegant palace of art.
The exhibition hall of Orangery Art Museum has an oval shape and is divided into two floors. Among them, there are two exhibition rooms on ground floor to display Monet's work, and each exhibition room houses three long paintings. In addition, exhibition hall on ground floor also features paintings by many masters from end of Impressionism to World War II, including Cezanne, Renoir, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and more.
One, Monet's Water Lilies series
Claude Monet, a French painter and founder of impressionism, left over 500 sketches and 2,000 oil paintings during his lifetime, among which most famous and high-profile works are Water Lilies series.
From 1897 to 1926, Monet painted a total of 181 works from Water Lilies series. Among them, huge Water Lily series began at age of 74 and continued for 12 years until his death at age of 86. We can say that this is a summary of expression of light and color by great artist Monet. This is a magnificent epic, brightest "Ninth Symphony" in life of painter.
Before his death, Monet asked to transfer his series "Water Lilies" to French government. Because of uniqueness and magnificence of ring group mural "Waters", when it was installed in oval exhibition hall of museum, it was nicknamed "Sistine Chapel of Impressionism".
Second, dive into fabulous huge "Water Lilies"
Third, other Impressionist works (works by Renoir)
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Europe Travel NotesSeries Column
1. United Kingdom
UK Opening
London: Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Tower Bridge, British Museum, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Castle, University of Cambridge, King's College, River Cam, Royal Gallery etc. .< /u>
York: National Railway Museum, York Minster, Viking Centre, Clifford's Tower at York Castle, York River, York City Walls, Train Station and more < /em>
Edinburgh: Harrods Arcade, Princes Street Gardens, Scott Monument, Edinburgh Art Gallery, Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street, church, Elephant Cafe (Magic cafe), Arthur's Seat, Calton Hill, iron station road, etc.
British Museum
National Railway Museum
York Viking Centre
2. France
Paris: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Seine Cruise, Center Pompidou, Palace of Versailles, Monet's Garden, Van Gogh's Bistro & Town Hall, Chenonceau Castle, Chambord, Académie des Beaux Arts Paris , Café Flore, Louvre Museum, Orangery Museum, Musee d'Orsay, etc.
French collections: Louvre Museum, Orangery Museum, Musée d'Orsay, Center Pompidou, etc.
Sunshine in Versailles
The Château de Chenonceau
Chambord
Louvre
Orsay Museum
Centre Pompidou
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame Cathedral
Monet's Garden
The Greenhouse Museum
3. Vatican
Vatican Museum, St. Peter's Basilica (see Rome, Italy)
4. Italy
Rome: Castel Sant'Angelo, Pantheon, Column of Merit, Square of Two Rivers, Plaza de España, Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Ruins of Roman Forum, etc.< /strong >
Florence: Town Hall Square, Santa Maria del Fiore, Uffizi Gallery, Arno River, Michelangelo Square, etc.
Venice: Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark's Basilica, St. Mark's Square, Colored Island, Glass Island, etc.
Uffizi Gallery
5. Switzerland
Lucerne: Lion monument, Hof church, covered bridge, water tower,lake view, etc.
Interlaken: Snowy Alps, Mirren Hut, Tour Train, Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe, Chocolate Factory, Hiking on Schilthorn
Spitz: harbor, Lake Thun, Spitz castle, medieval church, mid-level gardens
Bern: railway station, river Aare, federal building, Bern Cathedral, clock with astronomical calendar, Einstein House, street view < /p>
Montreux: Lake of Thun, Lake Geneva, Montreux Museum, Chillon Castle, etc.
Geneva: train station, Geneva Fountain, Palais des Nations, Broken Chair, Palais de Justice, St. Pierre Cathedral and Tower, Lake Geneva, etc.
6. Slovakia
Bratislava: Bratislava Castle, Black Death Monument, Klemengauer Old Town Square, Slovak National Theatre, Old Town Hall, Roland Fountains, gourmet shopping street, St. Martin's Church, etc. < /u>
7, Hungary
Budapest: Danube Cruise, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Heroes' Square, museums, art galleries, Fisherman's Bastion, Matthias Church, Parliament House, Chain Bridge, Millennium Monuments, etc. < /u>
8, Czech Republic
Prague: boat trip on Voltava River, Prague Castle, St. Vitus Church, Golden Lane, Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Old Town Square, Astronomical Clock and much more.
Karlovy Vary: Hot Springs Corridor, Commercial Street, Grand Hotel, etc.
Pilsen: Pilsen Republic Square, St. Bartholomew's Cathedral, Black Death Memorial Column, Renaissance Town Hall, City Water Tower, Masne Krama Exhibition Hall, etc.< /strong>
Czsky Krumlov: Český Krumlov Castle, St. Vitus Church, city shops, street scenes, rivers, etc.
9, Germany
Dresden: Saxon State Opera House, Dresden Zwinger Palace, Dresden Catholic Church, Elbe River, Square, Frauenkirche Cathedral, etc.
10, Austria
Salzburg: Salzburg Castle, Mozart Statue, Salzburg Church, Mozart House, Danube Lock Bridge, Karajan House, Mozart Museum, Summer Palace and much more.
Hallstatt: Hallstatt town, old church, Black Death memorial column, lake and mountain scenery.
Vienna: University of Vienna, Schönbrunn Palace, Central Park, Austrian Parliament Building, Town Hall, Parliament Building, Queen's Square, Heroesplatz, Hofburg Imperial Palace, Imperial PalaceAugustinian Palace Cathedral, Vienna State Opera, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Shopping Pedestrian Street, etc.
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