Didier Rykner
Articles
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A report on Versailles by the French Court of AccountsThe Court of Accounts’ reports on public cultural institutions are always interesting reading and most of the time raise excellent questions. Their only limitation is, sometimes, a lack of…
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The Treasury of Notre-Dame cathedralContrary to what you might read here or there (and even in some of the texts of the remarkable catalogue accompanying the Louvre exhibition), the treasury of Notre-Dame cathedral was not saved…
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A painting by Bonnefond donated to AmiensA new painting that belonged to Bruno Foucart’s collection has just made its way into a museum, the Picardie Museum in Amiens, this time donated by Vincent Foucart, another of his brothers, who is…
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A Vallayer-Coster exhibition at the Galerie CoatalemSi Anne Vallayer-Coster a fait l’objet d’une rétrospective en France, c’était à Marseille, en 2003. Mais Paris n’avait jamais eu la chance de voir réunies en un même lieu un grand nombre de ses tableaux.…
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The Oberkampf Pool finally listed as a historic monumentFortunately, it’s not all bad news. We reported a year and a half ago on the threats hanging over the Molitor Pool, a fine example of Art Deco, a style that has been vandalised too often in recent…
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Salon du Patrimoine : la transmission demande un engagement fort de l’ÉtatLe Salon du Patrimoine culturel ouvre ses portes comme chaque année, pour quatre jours, au Carrousel du Louvre. Nous lui avions consacré un article l’an dernier pour souligner son intérêt en même…
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La Tribune de l’Art lance sa souscription de fin d’annéeL’article 39 bis A du code général des impôts prévoit d’accorder des déductions fiscales aux dons effectués à la presse. Cela concerne les journaux reconnus comme « d’information politique et générale »…
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A ter Brugghen exhibition in ModenaTer Brugghen à la Galleria Estense, en Émilie, non loin de Bologne, soit sur les terres des Carracci et de leurs élèves plutôt que sur celles des Caravagesques : une telle exposition peut surprendre…
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The French love their heritageOne mayor asked his constituents whether to demolish or restore the village church, which was in a state of peril. Another put to the vote whether or not to move the statue of Napoleon that…
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A Portuguese Renaissance painting for the LouvreA year ago, the Louvre organised a small but magnificent exhibition devoted to the Portuguese Renaissance. We explained that many works had been lost in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, and that…
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