Wednesday 8 April 2020

Thousands of artworks to view online

The 14 museums that make up Les Musées de la Ville de Paris have placed hundreds of thousands of artworks online. You can view them here: http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr

The museums range from the Musée Carnavalet, Maison de Victor Hugo, Maison de Balzac, Musée Bourdelle, Musée Zadkine, Musée d'Art moderne de Paris, and the Petit Palais among others.

It includes works by well known artists such as Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Rembrandt, and Anthony van Dyck, as well as work by lesser known artists, creators and writers.

'Deux oiseaux verts sur un magnolia' (1847), Feian Yu. Image source

This piece is from the Musée Cernuschi which is an Asian art museum based in Paris. It contains works from China, Japan and Korea and is well worth a visit (virtually or in person). 

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