My Travels - French Chapter (7) Musée d'Orsay
2023-05-16
October 11, 2015, Paris, France, Musée d'Orsay
In 1898, Musee d'Orsay was located at railway station connecting Paris with suburbs of southwestern France, but in 1940 it fell into disrepair. After 47 years of inactivity, station was rebuilt as Musée d'Orsay in 1986. It is made of iron and glass, and its structure is quite original. It combines Renaissance and classical styles of academic stone arches and is a symbol of nineteenth century French art.
In order to create a comprehensive exhibition, museum has collected many works of art from different countries. Other works came from Louvre, including architecture, sculpture, painting, graphics, photography, cinema, arts and crafts, and more. Fully available here.
The Musée d'Orsay presents rich works of art on three floors in chronological order: ground floor mainly displays paintings up to 1870s, second floor mainly exhibits naturalistic and symbolist paintings, third floor Impressionists and post-exhibited masterpieces of Impressionists. The hall and middle floor are used to display sculptures, including works by Rodin, Daumier, Capo and other artists.
When I visited Musee d'Orsay in Paris during National Day in 2015, I shared a Wi-Fi box with two satellites. I was so focused and obsessed with grading pictures that I accidentally fell behind main force. time and place for meetings after exhibition, so I calmly continued to watch exhibition.
When it came to prearranged meeting time, I left museum on time and stood at exit of art museum, intending to wait and see. After a long wait, familiar figure did not appear, so I ran to entrance to look and ask questions. The French woman who sells baguette burgers at entrance must remember that we bought 8 burgers, but unfortunately she speaks French, which I don't understand. I had no choice but to show my ticket, and I asked for help from staff maintaining order near museum; a man in uniform told me that I should buy a new ticket to enter museum again to find people; looking at queue waiting to enter museum like a long snake, I had no choice but to give up and go back to exit again.
Suddenly an idea came up, called abroad, temporarily opened Wi-Fi in Europe, and finally contacted main forces. It turned out that they couldn't help but linger after seeing work of many Impressionist masters on third floor of museum, so they extended viewing time but couldn't warn me at that time. It's funny that they were worried like ants on a hot pot at that time... Another trip almost missed.
Cradle, Morisot
"Afternoon" by Vincent van Gogh
Arles Room, Van Gogh
Self-portrait, Van Gogh
"Doctor Gachet", Vincent van Gogh
Madame Guino with umbrella and gloves, Van Gogh
Church of Auvers, Van Gogh
Monet's "Hacks"
"Water Lilies", Monet
Field of wild poppies, Monet
Departure from the Port of Saint-Tropez by Paul Signac
Model, Paul Signac
Ball at Moulin de la Blin, Renoir
Breakfast on grass, Mane
"White Peonies", Manet
Self-portrait with hat, Gauguin
"Breton village in snow", Gauguin
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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
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
Château de Chenonceau
Shambo
Louvre
Orsay 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, Sluice Bridge over Danube, Karajan House, Mozart Museum, Summer Palace.
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, Augustinian Imperial Palace Cathedral, Vienna State Opera, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Shopping Pedestrian Street, etc.
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