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Musée d'Orsay

We visited the Musée d'Orsay.

The Museum is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built from 1898 to 1900.

The museum holds mainly French art (including works by France based foreign artists) dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world.

Musée d'Orsay from Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
Musée d'Orsay from Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
Elephant statue outside Musée d'Orsay (Emmanuel Fremiet, 1878)
Elephant statue outside Musée d'Orsay (Emmanuel Fremiet, 1878)
L'Origine du monde, Gustave Courbet, 1866
"L'Origine du monde", Gustave Courbet, 1866
Tarcisius, martyr chrétien, Alexandre Falguière, 1868
"Tarcisius, martyr chrétien", Alexandre Falguière, 1868
Romains de la décadence, Thomas Couture, 1847
"Romains de la décadence", Thomas Couture, 1847
Dante et Virgille en Enfer, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1850
"Dante et Virgille en Enfer", William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1850
Égalité devant la mort, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1848
"Égalité devant la mort", William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1848
Ulysse et Nausicaa, Jean Alfred Marioton, 1888
"Ulysse et Nausicaa", Jean Alfred Marioton, 1888
Le Prix du tournoi, Henri Cros, 1873 - Painted and partially gilded wax, pearls
"Le Prix du tournoi", Henri Cros, 1873 - Painted and partially gilded wax, pearls
Portrait of Édouard Manet, Charles Émile Auguste Carolus-Duran, c. 1880
"Portrait of Édouard Manet", Charles Émile Auguste Carolus-Duran, c. 1880
Femmes au jardin, Claude Monet, 1866
"Femmes au jardin", Claude Monet, 1866
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, aka Whistler's Mother, James McNeill Whistler, 1871
"Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1", aka "Whistler's Mother", James McNeill Whistler, 1871
Regret [Emilia Varini], Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1892
"Regret [Emilia Varini]", Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1892
Leon Tolstoy, Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, c. 1898
"Leon Tolstoy", Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, c. 1898
The Russian Coachman, aka Winter, Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1898
"The Russian Coachman", aka "Winter", Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1898
Portrait of Rodin, Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1906
"Portrait of Rodin", Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1906
Bronze sculprture of George Bernard Shaw, Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1926
Bronze sculprture of George Bernard Shaw, Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, 1926
Jean Bugatti, Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, c. 1930
"Jean Bugatti", Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy, c. 1930
La danse, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1869
"La danse", Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1869
Sectional model of the Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier)
Sectional model of the Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier)
Sectional model of the Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier)
Sectional model of the Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier)
Sectional model of the Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier)
Sectional model of the Palais Garnier (Opéra Garnier)
Main hall, Musée d'Orsay
Main hall, Musée d'Orsay
Oedipe à Colone, Jean-Baptiste Hugues, 1882
"Oedipe à Colone", Jean-Baptiste Hugues, 1882
La Sirène, Denys Puech, 1889
"La Sirène", Denys Puech, 1889
Grand Duc, François Pompon, between 1927 and 1930
"Grand Duc", François Pompon, between 1927 and 1930
Chouette, François Pompon, 1923
"Chouette", François Pompon, 1923
Romains de la décadence, Thomas Couture, 1847
"Romains de la décadence", Thomas Couture, 1847
Les Nubiens, aka Les Chasseurs d'alligators, Ernest Barrias, 1894
"Les Nubiens", aka "Les Chasseurs d'alligators", Ernest Barrias, 1894
Chassueurs d'aigles, Jules Coutan, 1900
"Chassueurs d'aigles", Jules Coutan, 1900
La Nature se dévoilant à la Science, Louis-Ernest Barrias, 1899
"La Nature se dévoilant à la Science", Louis-Ernest Barrias, 1899
Clock designed by Victor Laloux, architect of the Gare d'Orsay
Clock designed by Victor Laloux, architect of the Gare d'Orsay