Musée Gustave Moreau

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The Musée Gustave-Moreau (Gustave Moreau Museum) is an art museum dedicated to the works of the painter Gustave Moreau (1826–1898). It is located in Paris in the 9th arrondissement of Paris .

The museum was originally Moreau's apartment. In 1895 the artist had the house converted into his studio and museum of his works. Today the museum houses Moreau's drawings, paintings, watercolors and sculptures.

description

The building has three floors. The living rooms are on the first floor. The second floor is a large studio space, the third floor has two larger rooms. The collection consists of around 1200 paintings (mostly sketches or unfinished), pastels and watercolors and 4830 drawings.

Exhibits (selection):

  • Jupiter and Semele (1895)
  • The Return of the Argonauts (1891-1897)

See also

Web links

Commons : Musée Gustave-Moreau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 52 '40.3 "  N , 2 ° 20' 3.9"  E