Maurice Denis & Eug猫ne Delacroix: From Studio to Museum
The Mus茅e National Eug猫ne-Delacroix is holding a major exhibition, featuring some outstanding loans, to celebrate the painters such as Maurice Denis whose admiration for Delacroix inspired them to turn the artist鈥檚 last home and studio into a museum. The exhibition 鈥淢aurice Denis and Eug猫ne Delacroix: from Studio to Museum鈥 traces the history of a museum that now receives a wide range of visitors.
As the president of the Soci茅t茅 des Amis d鈥橢ug猫ne Delacroix, Maurice Denis played a crucial role in the preservation of Delacroix鈥檚 last studio on Place de F眉rstenberg and its conversion into a Delacroix museum. He committed himself wholeheartedly to the project, investing his reputation as a great artist and assuming the role of director of the nascent institution.
The exhibition, supported by exceptional loans from French and international museums and private collections, will be the first to analyze and showcase the strength and scale of Delacroix鈥檚 influence on these artists who were born after his death. It will also allow visitors to discover the recent renovation and extension of the museum.
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The Mus茅e National Eug猫ne-Delacroix is holding a major exhibition, featuring some outstanding loans, to celebrate the painters such as Maurice Denis whose admiration for Delacroix inspired them to turn the artist鈥檚 last home and studio into a museum. The exhibition 鈥淢aurice Denis and Eug猫ne Delacroix: from Studio to Museum鈥 traces the history of a museum that now receives a wide range of visitors.
As the president of the Soci茅t茅 des Amis d鈥橢ug猫ne Delacroix, Maurice Denis played a crucial role in the preservation of Delacroix鈥檚 last studio on Place de F眉rstenberg and its conversion into a Delacroix museum. He committed himself wholeheartedly to the project, investing his reputation as a great artist and assuming the role of director of the nascent institution.
The exhibition, supported by exceptional loans from French and international museums and private collections, will be the first to analyze and showcase the strength and scale of Delacroix鈥檚 influence on these artists who were born after his death. It will also allow visitors to discover the recent renovation and extension of the museum.
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