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Galerie de Mineralogie et de Geologie
Galerie de Paleontologie et d'Anatomie Comparee
Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
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Hotel des Invalides
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Le Centre Pompidou
Les Catacombes de Paris
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Maison & Jardins de Claude Monet
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Musee Jacquemart-Andre
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Musee d'Ennery
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Musee de l'Orangerie
Musee des Arts Decoratifs
Musee des Arts et Metiers
Musee du Quai Branly
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place de la Republique
Place des Vosges
Place du Tertre
Rue Cler
Rue Cremieux
Tour Montparnasse
Musee de la Vie Romantique
Concept Museum
ABOUT
Nestled in the Pigalle neighborhood, what was once the home and studio of portrait painter Ary Scheffer became the meeting spot of 19th-century artists and writers including George Sand and Eugene Delacroix. Every Friday, the who’s who of French Romantics would mingle here to the classical tunes of Frederic Chopin playing the piano. Walking through the house, strewn with French literature, paintings by Scheffer, antique furniture, stunning jewelry, and even a plaster cast of Chopin’s hand, you’re transported back to the 1800s.
The Museum of Romantic Life is divided into two studios. In addition to a greenhouse, a paved courtyard and a small garden. The first floor of the museum displays several mementos and personal belongings of the Romanticism figure George Sand. These include family portraits, jewelry, memorabilia, some of her rare watercolors and even some household possessions. As well are plaster casts of Sand’s sensuous right arm and of Chopin’s delicate left hand.
The second floor there are works of several artists, most prominent works by Ary Scheffer, such as a portrait of the famous singer Pauline Viardot and Princesse Marie d’Orléans. There are works by other contemporary artists such as François Bouchot, François Debon and Camille Roqueplan. Sculptures by famous artists such Barre, Dantan and Bartholdi.
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