Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon

The Musée des Beaux- Arts ( German: Museum of Fine Arts) in Dijon is one of the oldest museums of France. It houses works of art from ancient Egypt to the 20th century. It is housed in the former Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy. Focal points of the collection are the Burgundian art of the late Middle Ages, French sculpture and paintings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries as well as works by regional artists.

History

The Musée des Beaux- Arts is located, together with the town hall in the former Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy ( Palais des Ducs de Bourgogne ) and the Palace of the Estates of Burgundy ( Palais des Etats de Bourgogne ). Philip the Bold 1364 was referring to Duke's Palace and Philip the Good, let the today named after him 52 m high tower built (Tour Philippe Le Bon ). From the time of the Dukes of Burgundy, the palace kitchens are also obtained, which represent a masterpiece of secular Gothic architecture. 1477 Burgundy came by inheritance to France and the palace was henceforth used by the French kings. Jules Hardouin -Mansart took the end of the 17th century, extensive alterations and extensions at the Palace of the stalls before first moved here in 1787, a drawing school, which was founded in 1766 by François Devosge. The museum first opened in 1799 with two rooms its doors to the public. In addition to those intended for the sculpture hall of statues, there was the salon Condé, who was the painting reserved. This work of scholarship of the Prix de Rome and seized during the French Revolution paintings came to the exhibition. The museum was in the reign of Napoleon I further allocations of works of art and later was able to expand its collections, the museum through the support of the French state, so that the museum expanded into the palace of the Dukes of Burgundy. 1827 led Févret de Saint- Mémin the tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy from the Carthusian Monastery of Champmol in the palace. There were also later by private donations and bequests, with special collections Trimolet, Joliet and Granville are emphasized.

Collection

Also from the Carthusian Monastery of Champol come two large altars, one of which painted by Melchior Broederlam sections are of particular importance in art history. From Conrad Witz, the museum board with the image of the Emperor Augustus and the Sibyl de Tibur, as it has a major work of an artist. In addition, a birth of Robert Campin and paintings of the Italian artist Lorenzo Lotto, Paolo Veronese, Jacopo Pontormo and Guido Reni Christ. The Flemish and Dutch painting is represented by the works of Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder and Frans Hals Museum. Among the outstanding paintings of the French department the lady belongs in the toilet of the master of the school of Fontainebleau. The museum also preserves works by Philippe de Champaigne, Charles Le Brun, Jean -Marc Nattier, Jean Baptiste Greuze, Hubert Robert and Jean -Baptiste Oudry. The influence of Caravaggio on French painting shows the painting boy blowing into a lamp by Georges de la Tour.

The importance of local artistic production is illustrated by the painter Jean Tassel and Philippe Quantin and the Baroque sculptor Jean Dubois. From the Drawing School of Dijon as major artists such as Jacques -André Naigeon and Pierre Paul Prud'hon have emerged, one of which also has the Museum some work, such as by the sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet or the cabinetmaker Hugues Sambin.

Well as a comprehensive collection of French 19th century artists. These include Théodore Géricault, Gustave Moreau, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Eugène Ernest Hillemacher and James Tissot. Add to this the Impressionist Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Édouard Manet, of which the museum alone has four paintings. With the donation Granville of cubist painter Georges Braque and Juan Gris came to the museum. Other artists of the 20th century, Georges Rouault and Nicolas de Staël.

The museum also has a large collection of drawings and an extensive section with crafts. Only in 1998 has been opened for the collection of ancient Egyptian art, a separate room. Here statuettes, amulets, a sarcophagus and mummy portraits are exhibited.

Guard Hall ( Salle des Gardes )

The guard room, the most famous room of the museum, houses the tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy from the Chartreuse de Champmol. At the tomb of Philip II the Bold worked 1385-1410 in succession Jean de Marville, Claus Sluter and Claus de Werve. Particularly noteworthy are the arcades of the base with 41 bereaved persons ( Pleurants ). The resulting double later tomb of John the Fearless and his wife Margaret mimics the tomb of Philip II. In the same room there are also two triptychs, which had been given for the monastery of Champmol in order.

Tomb of Philip II

Tomb of Philip II ( Pleurants )

Retable de la Crucifixion

Exhibited works of art

Melchior Broederlam: In the Temple and the Flight to Egypt

Konrad Witz: Emperor Augustus and Sibylle de Tibur

Robert Campin: Nativity

Jacopo Pontormo: St. Sebastian

School of Fontainebleau: Lady at her toilet

Georges de La Tour: Boy blowing into a lamp

Édouard Manet: Mery Laurent au Chapeau Noir