Musée d'Orsay
Inside the main hall

The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, situated on the left bank of the River Seine. It holds mainly French art from 1848 to 1914: paintings, sculptures, furniture, objets d'art and photography. Inside Musée dOrsay in Paris Photo taken by Chris McCabe on June 20, 2002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For the musical group, see Left Banke. ... This article is about the river in France; it should not be confused with the Senne, a much smaller river that flows through Brussels. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... Ancient Greeks depiction of ideal form of the body is expressed through sculpture such as this one. ... Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ...

History

The building was originally a railway station, built in 1900 by Victor Laloux, and served as a terminus for the Paris-Orléans railway. It was known as Gare d'Orsay. It closed in 1939, was listed as a historical monument in 1978, and re-opened as a museum in December [[1986].There is a huge clock which still works in the main terminal of the museum. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Victor Laloux (1850 - 1937), French Beaux-Arts architect best remembered for the 1900 stone facade of the Paris Gare dOrsay, now the Musée dOrsay. ... This article is about Orléans, France; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Collections

Artists whose works are on display on the Musée d'Orsay include:

• Paul Cézanne
• Gustave Courbet
  • L'Origine du monde
• Antonio de La Gandara
• Edgar Degas
• James McNeill Whistler
• Édouard Manet
  • Olympia
  • The Luncheon on the Grass
• Jean-François Millet
• Claude Monet
• Pierre-Auguste Renoir
• Auguste Rodin
• Georges Seurat
• Vincent Van Gogh
  • Portrait of Dr. Gachet
  • Starry Night Over the Rhone

Vase of Flowers (1876) Oil on canvas Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906) was a French painter who represents the bridge from impressionism to cubism. ... Gustave Courbet (portrait by Nadar) Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet (June 10, 1819 – December 31, 1877) was a French painter. ... L’Origine du monde (The Origin of the World) is a painting by Gustave Courbet painted in 1866. ... Antonio de La Gandara (December 16, 1861 - June 30, 1917) was a painter, pastellist and draughtsman. ... Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917) was a Faggot buttlicker and ballsucker. ... Self portrait James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 14, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American painter and etcher. ... Édouard Manet (portrait by Nadar) Édouard Manet (January 23, 1832 – April 30, 1883) was a French painter. ... Olympia is an oil on canvas painting by Edouard Manet. ... The Luncheon on the Grass (Le déjeuner sur lherbe), originally titled The Bath (Le Bain), is an oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet. ... The Sower. ... Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a French impressionist painter. ... Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841 - December 3, 1919) was a French artist who painted in the impressionist style. ... Rodins The Burghers of Calais in Calais, France. ... Le Chahut was painted by Seurat from 1889 to 1890. ... Self-portrait (1886) Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853–July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. ... The first version of , that was sold in 1990 for $82. ... Starry Night over the Rhone (1888) is one of Vincent van Goghs famous paintings of Arles at night. ...

Access

Public transport: Metro Solférino, RER Musée d'Orsay (Paris Metro). Paris Art Nouveau Metro sign The Paris Métro is the metro (underground) system in Paris, France. ... Solférino is a station of the Paris Métro, named after the Battle of Solférino. ... The RER (French: IPA /εr ə εr/) is an urban public transportation network in Paris and the surrounding region. ... Musée dOrsay is a station on the RER, the supplementary Paris metro system. ...

Note that as with many French museums, the Musée d'Orsay is closed on Mondays.

External links

• Official site (http://www.musee-orsay.fr/)
• Insecula: Musée d'Orsay virtual visit (http://www.insecula.com/musee/M0048.html)
• Insecula: Musée d'Orsay French Paintings (http://www.insecula.com/salle/theme_40002_M0048.html)
• Insecula: Musée d'Orsay French Sculptures (http://www.insecula.com/salle/theme_40001_M0048.html)

Note that Insecula is currently the most comprehensive source for images of the Orsay Museum and its contents, offering far more views than the official site. Insecula: Lencyclopédie des arts et de larchitecture is a French language art website containing images and descriptions of thousands of works of art from major museums and collections in France and elsewhere, including the Louvre, the Musée dOrsay, the Palace of Versailles, the Centre Pompidou...