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Nadar and his contemporaries
Angladon Museum
13 April to 23 September 2012
Félix Tournachon, known as Nadar (1820-1910) pioneered the early days in the field of photography, with his portraits of famous artists. The loan of one hundred and twenty photographs from the Nadar collection which belongs to the Ministry of Culture (Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine) enables us to establish connections between photography and the dramatic arts with portraits of actresses immortalized in their theatrical costumes and poses, captured by Nadar. Photographers on display in this exhibit: Félix and Paul Nadar, their peers Henri Manuel, Constant Puyo in Paris, and some Avignon photographers, with photographs of theatre and regional festivities, from the Avignon City Archives. Art collector and benefactor Jacques Doucet made his fortune from his couturier workshops on famous Rue de la Paix in Paris, where the great actresses of the time came and had their clothes made, for both their social life and their stage appearances. Among his clients were Sarah Bernhardt, Réjane and Cécile Sorel.
Marcel Puech, passion for drawings
Calvet Museum
12 May 2012 to 18 March 2013
Exhibition of 110 drawings from 2 periods, on 2 themes, from the collection which belonged to famous Avignon collector Marcel Puech. This exhibit pays tribute to Marcel Puech, who donated to the Calvet Museum nearly 1000 drawings from all the European schools between the 15th and 20th centuries. From the drawings donated to the museum between 1996 and 1998, the Calvet Museum has put together an exhibit in two parts. The first part is entitled The Christian Message, and is on display from 12 May to 8 October 2012. The second part, The Antique Ideal, takes place from 1 November 2012 to 18 March 2013. Both exhibits examine aspects of western culture, looking at the Judeo-Christian heritage and ancient Greek and Roman art.
www.musee-calvet-avignon.com
Painting Tuscany between Gothic and Renaissance,
Rediscovering a missing altarpiece by Battista di Gerio.
Petit Palais Museum
18 February to 2 September 2012
The beautiful Petit Palais museum presents an exhibit focusing of fifteen works which bring to life the workshops painting in Tuscany between the Gothic and Renaissance periods. The exhibit entitled Rediscovering an altarpiece by Battista di Gerio reveals an important painting by Battista di Gerio, an artist who worked in Lucca, Italy in the early 15th century, the Tryptich from the Church San Quirico all’Olivo. This tryptich has been brought together, reassembling the various panels which belong to Avignon, Lucca and Philadelphia, respectively. A series of informative documents accompany the exhibition, presenting the scientific work on the Avignon and Lucca panels and the recent restoration work. The exhibition also displays works in the Petit Palais Museum collection, by other painters who worked in Lucca. Loans from other French museums and the Alana Collection in the United States add to the exhibit. A series of lectures and theme tours add to the interest and provide the opportunity to learn more about this fascinating, productive period.
www.petit-palais.org
EXHIBITIONS
Nadar and his contemporaries
Angladon Museum
13 April to 23 September 2012
Félix Tournachon, known as Nadar (1820-1910)...
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