MUSEE JACQUEMART-ANDRE Museum ART Catalog Guide PARIS Institut De France 1997 - $22 - (Dobbins, CA)

Institut De France: MUSEE JACQUEMART-ANDRE Guide Book, MONUMENTS Guide Book in like new condition, light shelf wear to cover, clean 58 glassy pages. English language. Published in France, December 1997 Musee Jacquemart-André In Paris The magnificent private mansion was built for Edouard André and his wife Nélie Jacquemart who were both art collectors, in the new Paris that was being laid out by Baron Haussmann towards the end of the 19th century. Edouard André came from a family of Protestant bankers and he was the sole heir to a large fortune and his wife Nélie Jacquemart was a well known portrait painter, who, not realizing her destiny, had also actually produced a portrait of Edouard a few years before they were married. They devoted much of their money and time into purchasing numerous works of art and antiques on their travels, especially from Italy, which they displayed within their exquisite and sumptuous mansion that was completed in 1875 and where they held many lavish receptions for their friends. Edouard Andre died before his wife, but Nelie Jacquemart completed the decoration of the Italian museum and continued investing in paintings plus objects from the Orient and when she died she left the entire mansion and its contents to the Institut de France, which had been Andre's wish. So hence this fabulous museum was born, and situated close to the Champs Elysees in the 8th Arrondissement of Paris, it has attracted numerous visitors since it first opened its doors to the public back in 1913, and even those that hate the large museums in Paris such as The Louvre, will venture into the Jacquemart-Andre museum. This French museum offers its visitors a unique experience of exploring a wealthy private mansion and home with its state rooms, private apartments, winter garden and much more. The State Rooms include the picture gallery, the music room that was turned into a ballroom on concert evenings and the grand salon along with the incredible dining room w…

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