Art Museums of the World: Musée d'Orsay: The Nude—Another French Revolution
The Musée d'Orsay is a museum on the left bank of the Seine, housed in the former railway station, the Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts edifice built between 1898 and 1900. It holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography, and is probably best known for its extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces (the largest in the world) by such painters such as Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, Seurat, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986.
Primary Title
- Art Museums of the World: Musée d'Orsay: The Nude—Another French Revolution
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 29 December 2009
Start Time
- 15 : 10
Finish Time
- 15 : 40
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 27
Channel
- Arts Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- The Musée d'Orsay is a museum on the left bank of the Seine, housed in the former railway station, the Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts edifice built between 1898 and 1900. It holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography, and is probably best known for its extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces (the largest in the world) by such painters such as Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, Seurat, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Musée d'Orsay
- Art museums--France--Paris
- Art
- France--Histor--Revolution, 1789-1799--Art and the revolution.
- Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883
Genres
- Art
- Documentary
Contributors
- Ross Douglas (Narrator)
- NHK (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Musée d'Orsay
- Art museums--France--Paris
- Art
- France--Histor--Revolution, 1789-1799--Art and the revolution.
- Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883