Bénédicte Bonnet Saint-Georges
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The Musée Jeanne d’Aboville restores its collectionsThe restored painting returned to the collections of the Musée Jeanne d’Aboville in La Fère last December, but not for long, as it will be loaned to the Musée de Besançon next spring. Its restoration…
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A watercolour by Gustave Doré for the Musée Paul-DupuyGoing against the grain, Gustave Doré painted grandiose landscapes inherited from Romanticism at a time when Realism and Impressionism had established themselves on the artistic scene. The…
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Dijon acquires a marble by Jean DamptAs it prepares an exhibition of the work of Jean Dampt, to be curated by Naïs Lefrançois and held in autumn 2025, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon has been able to purchase one of his sculptures…
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Holbein and the Renaissance in the NorthHe has a receding chin, a trumpet nose and a glassy eye, yet this young man has everything to please because "he does not suffer from want" is what it says on his medallion, and that’s what you…
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A painting by Bloemaert for the National GalleryIn 2023, the National Gallery in London acquired its very first painting by Abraham Bloemaert. The work had been on long-term loan to the museum for several years, and was finally purchased…
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A Donatello for the BargelloIt is very rare to find works by Donatello in private hands. In Italy, a Madonna and Child declared to be of "national cultural importance" in 2011 could not leave the country. Put up for sale by…
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Musée de la Marine in Paris: fluctuat et mergiturTwo accessories seem to be essential for visiting the Musée de la Marine in Paris, as the new scenography aims to "encourage total immersion in the sea": flippers and snorkels. But that’s not all.…
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A Gerard David for the GettyIn 2023, the Getty Museum acquired a Holy Family by Gerard David, purchased directly from a private collector. The painting had previously been sold twice at Christie’s, first in 2003 - its…
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The Bilbao museum acquires a painting by BouguereauA history painter first and foremost, William Bouguereau knew how to "complete a great mythological ceiling and make a whole Olympus stand up in the air - which is not as easy as it seems". But…
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Two Parisian sales: Tajan and Sotheby’sIt is a great pity that the two Pietro Lorenzetti paintings to be auctioned by Tajan on December 13 are being sold separately (ill. 1 and 2). They come from the famous collection of Alfred Ramé,…
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