The musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie (Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology) in the French city of Besançon is the oldest public museum in France. It was set up in 1694,[1] nearly a century before the Louvre became a public museum.
Reorganized from 1967 to 1970 by Louis Miquel, a pupil of Le Corbusier, the museum is again the subject of a total renovation and an enlargement from October 2015. Three years later, the completely renovated museum was inaugurated on November 16, 2018 in the presence of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, the Minister of Culture Franck Riester and the Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret. Attendance is then on the rise with 105,459 visitors recorded at the end of 2019.
The collections of the musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon are divided in three categories: archaeology, painting, and drawing cabinet.
Archaeologyedit
Three-horned bull called the "Bull of Avrigney." Discovered in 1756. An example of Gallo-Roman religious artRoman art gallery.
The Egyptian collection includes the mummies of Seramon, a royal scribe who lived in the end of the 21st Dynasty, and of Ankhpakhered, Amon's artist and son of a priest of the 26th Dynasty but also a series of statuettes representing gods, ushabtis, etc.
The most important archaeology collection belongs to the Gallo-Roman period. It includes mosaics (mosaïque du Neptune and mosaïque de la Méduse found in the domus of the collège Lumière), other objects found during digs in the town, and the bronze statue of a bull with three horns from Avrigney.
19th c. paintings.Covered courtyard by Louis Miquel.
The collections of the museum mostly originated in four gifts. In 1694, Abbot Boisot gave his collection (manuscripts, printed books, medals, eleven paintings and four busts coming from the Granvelle family) to the town's Benedictine monks, on the condition that the public had access to these collections twice a week. This bibliothèque-musée Boisot (Boisot Library-Museum) lasted for the whole of the 18th century. In 1819 Pierre-Adrien Pâris, the King's architect, added his collection (38 paintings and 183 drawings including those of Fragonard). Jean Gigoux gave the museum his collection in 1894 (over 3000 drawings and 460 paintings of Spanish, English, Northern and German schools), and finally George Besson and his wife gave the museum their collection in 1960 (112 paintings and 220 modern and contemporary drawings).
Buildingedit
Since 1843, the museum has been located in a former grain hall, in the center of the town. The building became too small following Besson's donation and was rebuilt from 1967 to 1970 by Louis Miquel, a student of Le Corbusier. The interior courtyard was covered with a concrete structure.
The museum was renovated from 2014 to 2018. It was inaugurated on 16 November 2018 by the French President Emmanuel Macron.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Musee des Beaux Arts et d Archeologie de Besancon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message The musee des Beaux Arts et d Archeologie Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology in the French city of Besancon is the oldest public museum in France It was set up in 1694 1 nearly a century before the Louvre became a public museum Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology of BesanconMusee des Beaux Arts et d Archeologie de BesanconLocationBesancon FranceVisitors46 469 2015 Websitewww wbr mbaa wbr besancon wbr fr Reorganized from 1967 to 1970 by Louis Miquel a pupil of Le Corbusier the museum is again the subject of a total renovation and an enlargement from October 2015 Three years later the completely renovated museum was inaugurated on November 16 2018 in the presence of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron the Minister of Culture Franck Riester and the Mayor Jean Louis Fousseret Attendance is then on the rise with 105 459 visitors recorded at the end of 2019 Contents 1 Collections 1 1 Archaeology 1 2 Drawing cabinet 1 3 Paintings 2 Origin of the collections 3 Building 4 References 5 External linksCollections editThe collections of the musee des Beaux Arts et d Archeologie de Besancon are divided in three categories archaeology painting and drawing cabinet Archaeology edit nbsp Three horned bull called the Bull of Avrigney Discovered in 1756 An example of Gallo Roman religious art nbsp Roman art gallery The Egyptian collection includes the mummies of Seramon a royal scribe who lived in the end of the 21st Dynasty and of Ankhpakhered Amon s artist and son of a priest of the 26th Dynasty but also a series of statuettes representing gods ushabtis etc An important prehistoric collection includes objects of the Neolithic Bronze Age and Iron Age The most important archaeology collection belongs to the Gallo Roman period It includes mosaics mosaique du Neptune and mosaique de la Meduse found in the domus of the college Lumiere other objects found during digs in the town and the bronze statue of a bull with three horns from Avrigney The medieval collection includes statues stone sarcophagus and other relics Drawing cabinet edit The musee des Beaux Arts et d Archeologie de Besancon is home to one of the largest drawing cabinets of France thanks to its collection of over 5 500 works from European schools dating from the end of the 15th century to the middle of the 20th century Artists present in the collection include Federico Barocci Tintoretto Annibale Carracci and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo for Italian works of the 15th to 18th centuries Albrecht Durer Peter Paul Rubens Jacob Jordaens and Rembrandt for northern works of the 16th and 17th centuries and Nicolas Poussin Eustache Le Sueur Simon Vouet Francois Boucher Jean Honore Fragonard Hubert Robert Antoine Watteau Jacques Louis David Theodore Gericault Eugene Delacroix Gustave Courbet Raoul Dufy Albert Marquet Henri Matisse and Auguste Rodin for French works from the end of the 16th to the 20th centuries Paintings edit The collections shows the main tendencies and evolutions of European art from the 14th to 20th centuries Italy Giovanni Bellini Tintoretto Titian Onofrio Palumbo Giuseppe Recco Luca Giordano Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and notably Bronzino with his masterpiece the Deposition of Christ Northern Schools are represented by Lucas Cranach the Elder Jan Brueghel the Elder Peter Paul Rubens Jacob Jordaens Jan Lievens Jacob van Ruisdael Aelbert Cuyp Willem Claesz Heda and Jan van Goyen Spain is represented by Francisco de Zurbaran Juan de Arellano and Francisco Goya The French collection paintings by Simon Vouet Philippe de Champaigne Eustache Le Sueur Hubert Robert Jean Honore Fragonard Francois Boucher Donat Nonnotte Jacques Louis David Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Theodore Gericault Paul Delaroche and especially Gustave Courbet with his monumental Killing a Deer and also Paul Signac Pierre Bonnard Felix Vallotton Auguste Renoir Henri Matisse Suzanne Valadon and Albert Marquet nbsp Giovanni Bellini Drunkenness of Noah 1515 oil on canvas 103 157 cm nbsp Lucas Cranach the Elder Nymph at the source 1537 oil on panel 48 5 74 2 cm nbsp Bronzino Deposition of Christ 1540 1545 oil on panel 268 173 cm nbsp Simon Vouet Angels bearing the instruments of the Passion 1626 oil on canvas 131 77 cm nbsp Jan van de Venne The fortune teller 1631 1651 oil on canvas 102 85 cm nbsp Paul de Vos Two young seals on the shore c 1650 oil on canvas 80 164 cm nbsp Francois Boucher Chinese dance 1742 oil on canvas 42 65 cm nbsp Francisco de Goya Scene of cannibalism 1800 1805 oil on canvas 31 45 cm nbsp Gustave Courbet Killing a Deer 1867 oil on canvas 355 505 cm nbsp Gustave Courbet Farmers of Flagey on the Return from the Market 1850 oil on canvas 208 5 275 5 cm nbsp Gustave Claude Etienne Courtois Dante and Virgil in the Underworld 1879 oil on canvas 299 x 215 cm nbsp Jules Alexis Muenier Catechism Lesson 1890 oil on canvas 70 90 cm nbsp Auguste Renoir Portrait of Adele Besson 1918 oil on canvas 41 36 8 cm Origin of the collections edit nbsp 19th c paintings nbsp Covered courtyard by Louis Miquel The collections of the museum mostly originated in four gifts In 1694 Abbot Boisot gave his collection manuscripts printed books medals eleven paintings and four busts coming from the Granvelle family to the town s Benedictine monks on the condition that the public had access to these collections twice a week This bibliotheque musee Boisot Boisot Library Museum lasted for the whole of the 18th century In 1819 Pierre Adrien Paris the King s architect added his collection 38 paintings and 183 drawings including those of Fragonard Jean Gigoux gave the museum his collection in 1894 over 3000 drawings and 460 paintings of Spanish English Northern and German schools and finally George Besson and his wife gave the museum their collection in 1960 112 paintings and 220 modern and contemporary drawings Building editSince 1843 the museum has been located in a former grain hall in the center of the town The building became too small following Besson s donation and was rebuilt from 1967 to 1970 by Louis Miquel a student of Le Corbusier The interior courtyard was covered with a concrete structure The museum was renovated from 2014 to 2018 It was inaugurated on 16 November 2018 by the French President Emmanuel Macron References edit Sights in Besancon France Lonely Planet External links edit nbsp Media related to Musee des Beaux Arts et d archeologie de Besancon category at Wikimedia Commons Collections of the museum on the State database POP 47 14 25 N 6 01 23 E 47 2402 N 6 0231 E 47 2402 6 0231 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Musee des Beaux Arts et d 27Archeologie de Besancon amp oldid 1221676197, 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