Musee des Beaux-Arts de Rouen

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is a museum that emerged in the wake of the 1801 uprising. It was founded by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1801. It is located in a structure that was constructed between 1877 and 1888 and was designed by Louis Sauvageot. During the nineteenth century, the museum's collection expanded greatly. One of the finest French public collections is found in the Musée des Beaux-Arts. It features collections from the 15th century to the present day, like paintings, sculptures, drawings, and objets d'art from every art school.

The anthological exhibitions given in Washington, New York, Minneapolis, and Malibu are only a few examples of the many opportunities to showcase the riches of the Rouen collection (or a subset of it) outside of France. Now considered 'the most complete in France after that of Paris,' this museum has quickly gained notoriety.

Collections to see in Musee des Beaux-Arts de Rouen?

- Donations from François Depeaux (1909) made Rouen the site of France's largest Impressionist collection outside of Paris. These donations are works by Géricault, Delacroix, Corot, Gustave Moreau, Degas, and Monet, among those included.

- One of the museum's founders, artist Gabriel Lemonnier, donated a Velázquez painting, Democritus, which is a must-see.

- Check out the works of the highly famous Rubens, Caravaggio, Velázquez, Vouet, La Hyre, Poussin, and Le Sueur that are housed in this museum.

- The 18th-century art rooms feature paintings by Fragonard, Boucher, and Hubert Robert in addition to sculptures and objets d'art.

- The museum is a veritable mecca for admirers of 19th-century art, thanks to its extensive collection, which spans a wide range of artistic movements and includes significant pieces by masters such as Ingres and Monet.

- The works of 20th-century artists such as Modigliani, Dufy, and the Duchamp brothers are showcased in this museum. These works are devoted primarily to the Puteaux school. Artists like Vieira da Silva, Dubuffet, and Nemours all contributed to these sets. - The museum is now displaying the ambitious works of 21st-century artists Delvoye and Varini.