Musée Jacquemart-André

The Musée Jacquemart-André is a public museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris, 8th arrondissement. The museum was created from the private home of Édouard André (1833 - 1894) and Nélie Jacquemart to display the art they collected during their lifetimes.

History

Edouard André, the scion of a Protestant banking family, devoted his considerable fortune to buying works of art which he then exhibited in his new mansion, built on the new Boulevard Haussmann, in 1869 by the architect Henri Parent, and completed in 1875.

He married a well-known society painter, Nélie Jacquemart, who executed Edouard's portrait 10 years earlier. Every year, the couple would travel in Italy, amassing one of the finest collections of Italian art in France as they went. When Edouard André died, Nélie Jacquemart completed the decoration of the Italian Museum and travelled in the Orient to add more precious works to her collection. Faithful to the plan agreed with her husband, she bequeathed the mansion and its collections to the Institut de France as a museum, which opened to the public in 1913.

Visit

The visit is divided into five major parts:

The State Apartments The State Rooms were designed by the André's for their most splendid receptions. They reflect their fascination for the French school of painting and 18th century decorative art.

The informal Apartments The André's would receive their business relations in a series of smaller, more informal salons. These were decorated in a refined style, testifying to their talents as collectors.

The winter garden The Winter Garden is remarkable on more than one count and testifies the artistic skill of the architect Henri Parent, who was seeking to surpass Charles Garnier, the builder of the then new Opéra Garnier.

The Italian museum The Sculpture Gallery houses collections of 15th and 16th century Italian sculpture, with masterpieces by Francesco Laurana, Donatello, Luca Della Robbia and others. The Florentine Gallery is both a place of worship, containing works on religious themes — choir stalls, reredos and funerary monuments — and a picture gallery focusing on the Florentine school, with works by Botticelli, Botticini and Perugino, and Ucello's celebrated St George and the Dragon. The Venetian Gallery attests to the André's love of 15th century Venetian artists. Dominated by a coffer ceiling attributed to Mocetto, paintings by Mantegna, Bellini or Carpaccio recreate the typical setting of a Venetian Palazzo.

The Private Apartments Occupying part of the mansion's ground floor, the André's private apartments give the museum the feel of a family home.

Collection

The museum features works by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun, Canaletto, Jean-Marc Nattier, Alfred Boucher, Rembrandt, Anthony van Dyck, Frans Hals, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Jacques-Louis David, Thomas Lawrence, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Sandro Botticelli, Andrea Mantegna, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin.

References

The visitor's guide to the museum.

Of note

The final banquet of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film) by Kevin Reynolds, was shot in a replica of the Grand Salon and the Honour Staircase of the Musée Jacquemart-André, but without the dividing wall in between.

See also

  • List of museums in Paris

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James Broccoli
16 April 2017
A beautiful home converted into a museum, much of the intention of the original owners is presented alongside their collection. Brunch is also a must on Sunday.
Fernando T.
5 October 2014
Unknown, private museum in a family-owned palace. It features interesting temporary exhibits and has a great permanent collection. At its cafe, one of the best brunch in sparks, although pricey.
Lana ING Lana_styling_elegance
A relaxing place to feel the life of a rich Parisian 200 years ago! Take your time to feel the place and to have some tea with cakes in the saloon
Léo Co
30 December 2011
Un endroit vraiement surprenant tant il est beau. La petite terrasse du café, sur la belle cour fermée, vaut vraiment le détour. brunch le week-end et goûters pour enfants.
Jacques S.
30 September 2016
Un musée incontournable à Paris. Les salles réservées aux exposition temporaire ne sont pas très grandes mais la proximité avec les œuvres s'en trouve renforcée. Entrée un peu chère.
Kalpa4ok
28 January 2018
Очень красивые интерьеры. Хорошая коллекция предметов искусства и картин. Вкусное кафе. Хорошая организация. Есть аудиогид на русском языке.
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160 Boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France Get directions
Mon-Sat 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
Tue-Fri-Sun 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

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