The Musée national Eugène-Delacroix has recently opened an exhibition dedicated to Delacroix and his fascination with antiquity; a topic which, until now, has barely been explored. The exhibition also discusses the Dictionnaire des beaux-arts, which Delacroix embarked on in 1857, but left unfinished after his death in 1863. Talleyrand and the Duke of Morny's role here should not be underestimated – as their protégé, Delacroix was admitted to the Académie des beaux-arts, having already been rejected six times, and it was here that Delacroix undertook his first formal academic study of painting.
The exhibition is held in Delacroix's former atelier on Rue de Fürstenberg, (now the home of the Musée national Eugène-Delacroix), conserved as it was in Delacroix's time. It features the artist's drawings and paintings and the texts that inspired him, not to mention the sculptures that he chose for the decor of the facade facing the garden.
This exhibition has multiple items on loan from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, particularly the Coins, Medals and Antiques Department, as well as from the British Museum and the Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre.
As well as a series of conferences, organised along side this exhibitioon, a special welcome is reserved for younger visitors with drawing materials.
Organised by:
Dominique de Font-Réaulx, Musée National Eugène-Delacroix, in collaboration with Jessica Watson.
Musée National Eugène-Delacroix
6, rue de Fürstenberg
75006 Paris
Tél.: 33 (0)1 44 41 86 50
Métro
Line 4 – Saint-Germain-des-Prés station
Line 10 – Mabillon station
Opening hours
Open everyday (except Tuesday) from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Full price admission: 7 euros
Free: for visitors under the age of 18, 18-25 year-old residents of the European Economic Area (EU, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein), university students and students of public art schools, teachers, members of the Friends of the Musée Eugène Delacroix and Friends of the Louvre, professional artists, journalists holding a press card, job-seekers, Carte Louvre Jeunes card-holders—and for everyone, the first Sunday of every month as well as July 14.
Group rates also available.
The Musée du Louvre ticket (15 euros) also gives access to the Musée National Eugène-Delacroix on the same day.
Museum website (link in English)
Page in French dedicated to this exhibition.
Langue(s) : French