Musee d'Orsay - Impressionists!
Written: Nov 06 '99
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Pros: Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Rodin
Cons: None that I can think of
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| rag47's Full Review: Musée d-Orsay |
Do you love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting? Then the Musee d'Orsay in Paris is for you. One of the world's great art museums, it occupies a former railroad station in the St-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood on the left bank. Opened in 1986, it specializes in the art of the period 1848 to 1914. After the Louvre was remodeled in the '80s (with the addition of the I.M. Pei glass pyramid), paintings of that period were moved from the Louvre to the d'Orsay. One of the most famous paintings at the museum is (of all things) Whistler's Mother. Some of the other highlights of the paintings are:
Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, by Pierre Auguste Renoir
The Gleaners, by Jean-François Millet
Apples and Oranges, by Paul Cezanne
Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe, by Edouard Manet
La charmeuse de serpents (The Snake Charmer), by Henri Rousseau
The Hay Ricks; Late Summer, Giverny, by Claude Monet
Water Lilies, by Claude Monet
La femme a l'ombrelle, by Claude Monet
Bedroom at Arles, by Vincent van Gogh
Self Portrait - 1887, by Vincent van Gogh
Breton Farm Women, by Paul Gauguin
In addition to paintings, the d'Orsay has sculpture, photography and other objets d'art. Among the sculpture, these are noteworthy.
The Gates of Hell, by Pierre Auguste Rodin
Bust of Balzac, by Pierre Auguste Rodin
Young Dancer, by Edgar Degas
To see more and better Rodin sculptures, make sure to see the Musee Rodin while you're in Paris. For more Impressionist works, visit the Musee de l'Orangerie also.
The Musee d'Orsay is such a pleasant place to visit. The building has been wonderfully utilized for viewing art. The high ceilings and diffused light are just great. It's all arranged in a way that it is easy to see everything. This is one of the top attractions in Paris, much better than the Louvre, in my opinion.
The d'Orsay has a very nice cafe to eat in. I wouldn't recommend the sidewalk cafe on the corner across the street. While the food is very good, it's overpriced and the location is overly exposed. On our next visit to the Musee d'Orsay, I plan to try Le Telegraphe just a block away at 41 Rue de Lille, where the set menu has gotten good reviews.
The Musee d'Orsay is closed on Mondays. Regular hours are 10 to 6. It's best to arrive in the morning, so as to avoid the lines and to give yourself plenty of time to peruse the galleries. If you finish early, you can walk across a bridge on the Seine to visit the Tuileries gardens on the opposite bank.
Admission is something like 40FF. If you're going to be visiting a number of museums (and of course you are) consider getting a Paris Museum Pass. It is not that great of a deal (80FF for one day, 160FF for three days, 240FF for five days) but you may find it worthwhile. It has the additional advantage of allowing you to skip the long admission lines in the summer. The pass can be purchased at any musuem.
The nearest Metro station to the Musee d'Orsay is Solferino. It's an easy two-block walk to the museum; just follow the crowd.
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