Musée des beaux-arts de Quimper
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| Established | 1864 |
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| Location | Quimper, Brittany, France |
| Coordinates | 47.9962° N, 4.1023° W |
| Collections | Paintings and sculptures from the XIV to XVIII centuries, Paintings and sculptures from the XIX to XX centuries, Drawings, Prints, Art, Antiques. |
| Website | musee-beauxarts.quimper.fr |
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper is an art museum located in Quimper, Brittany, France. It was founded after Jean-Marie de Silguy (1785-1864) left a legacy of 1200 paintings and 2000 drawings to the town of Quimper on condition that the town build a museum to accommodate them. Today, it is one of the principal art museums in western France, presenting rich collections of French, Italian, Flemish, and Dutch paintings from the 14th Century to present day.
Count Jean-Marie de Silguy’s collection of 1,200 paintings, 2,000 drawings, and 12,000 prints is the core of the first museum in Quimper. The museum was built in Quimper’s main square and is in front of the cathedral which is adjacent to the new hotel that the city got in 1866. The building’s construction was left to architect Joseph Bigot in 1867, who also built the spire of the cathedral. The works debuted in 1869 and the museum was opened on August 15th, 1872.
The museum was entirely renovated by architect Jean-Paul Philippon under the direction of André Cariou in 1993. Behind the front face of the museum, it was entirely redone according to modern architectural choices, founded on the principle of transparency. It permitted better exposure of the works and a notable gain in status. Since the renovations, 700 works have been displayed permanently and a specific space is dedicated to temporary expositions that can be created. The museum also has an auditorium, a reception service, and a bookstore.
The complete collection of sculptures from French schools from the 17th and 18th centuries and painters such as Lubin Baugin, Pierre Mignard (‘‘La Foi’’ and ‘’L’Espérance’’, 1692), Nicolas Loir, Jean Jouvenet, Nicolas Largillière (‘’Nature morte avec instrument de musique’’, 1695-1700), Noël Hallé ( ‘’La nuit’’, around 1753), François Boucher (‘’L’Enlèvement de Proserpine’’, 1769),Carle Van Loo, , Jean Honoré Fragonard (‘’Le Combat de Minerve contre Mars’’, around 1771), Louis Jean François Lagrenée (‘’Esther et Assuérus’’, 1775-1780), Claude Joseph Vernet (‘’Marine, clair de lune’’, 1772 and ‘’Le Pêcheur à la ligne’’, 1788), Hubert Robert (‘’Fête de nuit, donnée par la Reine’’, 1782-1783), Antoine-François Callet, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, or again, Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (‘’Narcisse se mirant dans l'eau’’ and ‘’Biblis changée en fontaine’’, 1792-1793).
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