Musée d'Orsay

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. It has one of the leading collections of Impressionist art in the world.

History

For history of the Gare dOrsay, see main article.

Collections

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

• Paul Cézanne
• Alfred Sisley
• Gustave Courbet
  • L'Origine du monde
• Antonio de La Gandara
• Edgar Degas
• James McNeill Whistler
  • Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother
• 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

External links

• Official site
• Insecula: Musée d'Orsay virtual visit
• Insecula: Musée d'Orsay French Paintings
• Insecula: Musée d'Orsay French Sculptures

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.

• Satellite image from Google Maps