{"id":13502,"date":"2023-05-10T02:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T00:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=13502"},"modified":"2023-05-10T14:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T12:31:28","slug":"10-amazing-artworks-you-need-to-see-at-the-musee-dorsay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-amazing-artworks-you-need-to-see-at-the-musee-dorsay\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Amazing Artworks You Need to See at The Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>15 Amazing Artworks You Need to See at The Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/h2><div id=\"disco-473908038\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2F10-amazing-artworks-you-need-to-see-at-the-musee-dorsay%2F&#038;t=15%20Amazing%20Artworks%20You%20Need%20to%20See%20at%20The%20Mus%C3%A9e%20d%E2%80%99Orsay\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-has-count dpsp-first dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path d=\"M17.12 0.224v4.704h-2.784q-1.536 0-2.080 0.64t-0.544 1.92v3.392h5.248l-0.704 5.28h-4.544v13.568h-5.472v-13.568h-4.544v-5.28h4.544v-3.904q0-3.328 1.856-5.152t4.96-1.824q2.624 0 4.064 0.224z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Share<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">249<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<button rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2F10-amazing-artworks-you-need-to-see-at-the-musee-dorsay%2F&#038;media=&#038;description=15%20Amazing%20Artworks%20You%20Need%20to%20See%20at%20The%20Mus%C3%A9e%20d%E2%80%99Orsay\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-pinterest dpsp-has-count dpsp-last dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Save to Pinterest\" title=\"Save to Pinterest\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 32\"><path d=\"M0 10.656q0-1.92 0.672-3.616t1.856-2.976 2.72-2.208 3.296-1.408 3.616-0.448q2.816 0 5.248 1.184t3.936 3.456 1.504 5.12q0 1.728-0.32 3.36t-1.088 3.168-1.792 2.656-2.56 1.856-3.392 0.672q-1.216 0-2.4-0.576t-1.728-1.568q-0.16 0.704-0.48 2.016t-0.448 1.696-0.352 1.28-0.48 1.248-0.544 1.12-0.832 1.408-1.12 1.536l-0.224 0.096-0.16-0.192q-0.288-2.816-0.288-3.36 0-1.632 0.384-3.68t1.184-5.152 0.928-3.616q-0.576-1.152-0.576-3.008 0-1.504 0.928-2.784t2.368-1.312q1.088 0 1.696 0.736t0.608 1.824q0 1.184-0.768 3.392t-0.8 3.36q0 1.12 0.8 1.856t1.952 0.736q0.992 0 1.824-0.448t1.408-1.216 0.992-1.696 0.672-1.952 0.352-1.984 0.128-1.792q0-3.072-1.952-4.8t-5.12-1.728q-3.552 0-5.952 2.304t-2.4 5.856q0 0.8 0.224 1.536t0.48 1.152 0.48 0.832 0.224 0.544q0 0.48-0.256 1.28t-0.672 0.8q-0.032 0-0.288-0.032-0.928-0.288-1.632-0.992t-1.088-1.696-0.576-1.92-0.192-1.92z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Pin<\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">6<\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Updated by Jordan on 24\/02\/2020 and Farah on 09\/06\/2022. Updated by Vanessa in April 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Facing the giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-10-paintings-see-louvre-museum\/\">Louvre Museum<\/a> and elegantly lying by the Seine, the Orsay Museum (Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay) is one of the city&#8217;s most popular museums and an absolute must-see. Built in a former train station, Orsay is now considered a favourite among visitors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Famous for its very rich impressionist and post-impressionist collections, and bathed in the smooth sunlight that passes through the glass vaulted-ceiling, the Orsay Museum offers travelers a once-in-a-lifetime experience of admiring world renowned works of art by the most acclaimed European masters.<\/p>\n<p>Rising five stories above the ground, and despite a much simpler and smaller layout than the Louvre, Orsay is one of the richest museums in France. Filled with 80,000 works of art (did anyone say the Louvre has 685,000?!), the museum has the most famous ones from Van Gogh, Degas, Renoir, Manet and Monet. Therefore, it is quite hard to select only a few masterpieces and recommend them for you to see.<\/p>\n<p>However, I managed to pick the top 15 iconic Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay artworks that you should absolutely admire during your visit. And if you want to pre-book your tickets online and avoid some waiting time,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/paris-c66746\/muse-dorsay-dedicated-entrance-p973980?partner=discoverwalks\" data-eafl-id=\"13285\" data-eafl-parsed=\"1\" class=\"eafl-link eafl-link-text eafl-link-direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> follow this link (E-tickets).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read also; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris\/top-10-facts-about-the-musee-dorsay-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Facts about the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay in Â鶹APP<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-1937838337\"><div class=\"\" style=\"text-align:center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/recommends\/tiqets-new-campaign-musee-dorsay\" target=\"blank\" class=\"buttongreen2022\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Tickets to Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay Now<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>1. P-A. Renoir \u2013 Bal du Moulin de la Galette (1876) (Dance at Moulin de la Galette)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13504\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pierre-auguste_renoir_le_moulin_de_la_galette.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13504\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pierre-auguste_renoir_le_moulin_de_la_galette.jpg\" alt=\"RENOIR - Bal du Moulin de la Galette\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pierre-auguste_renoir_le_moulin_de_la_galette.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pierre-auguste_renoir_le_moulin_de_la_galette-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pierre-auguste_renoir_le_moulin_de_la_galette-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pierre-auguste_renoir_le_moulin_de_la_galette-1024x763.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pierre-auguste_renoir_le_moulin_de_la_galette-816x608.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PA Renoir, Bal du Moulin de la Galette &#8211; 1876 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A reference in early<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/impressionism-in-paris-the-painters-and-the-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Impressionism<\/a>, Renoir\u2019s most important masterpiece captures the frenzy and joyful atmosphere of a popular dance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top10\/20-things-to-do-in-montmartre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montmartre<\/a>. This artwork is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/skip-the-line-orsay-montmartre-tour\/\"><strong><em>Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay highlights<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and one of the most popular paintings in the museum.<\/p>\n<p>The subject of this Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay painting is <em>Moulin de la Galette<\/em> which opened in 1812. This was one of the most important <em>guinguette<\/em> of Montmartre held in the yard of a wooden windmill. You may still enjoy a meal and admire the windmill in <em>Rue Lepic<\/em>, on the slopes of the actual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/skip-the-line-orsay-montmartre-tour\/\"><strong>Montmartre hill<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is now a bit classier than the former <em>guinguette<\/em> today. But I personally enjoy the typical Montmartre feel that emanates from this windmill and it&#8217;s less tacky than the <em>Moulin Rouge<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Entirely painted on location despite its big size, the painting includes several of Renoir\u2019s friends among the crowd enjoying themselves at a typical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/montmartre-tour\/\"><strong>Montmartre<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<em>guinguette<\/em>. Trying to capture movements and impressions, the <em>Bal du Moulin de la Galette<\/em> is one of the most representative artwork of early Impressionism.<\/p>\n<p>The painting is firmly anchored across the upper-right to lower-left diagonal that separates the foreground and the background, thus giving a feeling of depth that well complements the sense of movement, amplified by blurry contours.<\/p>\n<p>Often tagged the \u201c<em>Painter of Happiness<\/em>\u201d, Renoir typically renders happy and worriless moments of joy, which is representative of late-19<sup>th<\/sup> century <em>Belle Epoque<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You cannot miss this one in the temple of Impressionism that Orsay is! The Museum also displays a lot of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/5-interesting-facts-about-the-french-painter-renoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Renoir\u2019s work<\/a>, most of them being famous and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>At last, if you want to see how well the Montmartre spirit was captured by Renoir, you should definitely book our 90-minute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/montmartre-tour\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog&amp;utm_content=artwork%20orsay%20%2F%20montmartre%20tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montmartre Tour<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h4>2. C. Monet \u2013 Nymph\u00e9as Bleus (1916) (Blue Water Lilies)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13505\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13505\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project.jpg\" alt=\"MONET - Nymph\u00e9as Bleus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project-88x88.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-claude_monet_-_blue_water_lilies_-_google_art_project-816x812.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">C. Monet, Nymph\u00e9as Bleus &#8211; 1916\/1919 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This big painting is only one of the approximately 250 ones of the <em>Nymph\u00e9as<\/em> series by Monet. <em>Nymph\u00e9as<\/em> is the scientific name for Water Lilies, a water plant that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-facts-you-should-know-about-claude-monet\/\">Monet<\/a> had grown in a pond in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-reasons-go-monets-house-giverny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beautiful gardens in Giverny<\/a>, in Normandy. His garden was an infinite inspiration to him, and the <em>Nymph\u00e9as<\/em> series is probably his most iconic creation. Today, they are shown all over the world, though the <em>Nyph\u00e9as Bleus<\/em> is one of the Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsays&#8217; more famous highlights.<\/p>\n<p>Painted during World War I, these Blue Water Lilies are not the most representative of the series. The section Monet chose does not allow the viewer to have any point of reference as you can\u2019t see the shore or the sky. The massive dominance of blues and greens almost gives the impression of looking at an abstract piece of art, if seen from too close. Significantly less precise than some other paintings from the <em>Nymph\u00e9as<\/em> series, this one is definitely one of a kind and a must-see!<\/p>\n<p>You may also visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/giverny.org\/gardens\/fcm\/visitgb.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giverny house<\/a> and Garden. We recommend doing so in the warmer months &#8211; between May and September.<\/p>\n<h4>3. V. Van-Gogh \u2013 L\u2019 Autoportrait (1889) (The Self-Portrait)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13506\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-vincent_van_gogh_-_self-portrait_-_google_art_project.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-vincent_van_gogh_-_self-portrait_-_google_art_project.jpg\" alt=\"VAN GOGH - Autoportrait 1889\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-vincent_van_gogh_-_self-portrait_-_google_art_project.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-vincent_van_gogh_-_self-portrait_-_google_art_project-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-vincent_van_gogh_-_self-portrait_-_google_art_project-768x934.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-vincent_van_gogh_-_self-portrait_-_google_art_project-842x1024.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-vincent_van_gogh_-_self-portrait_-_google_art_project-816x992.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">V. Van Gogh, L&#8217;Autoportrait (version 1889) &#8211; 1889 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay paintings collection houses multiple works by Van Gogh, this one is certainly a highlight. This self-portrait of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-fun-facts-about-van-gogh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Van Gogh<\/a> is one of his 43 self-portraits and it&#8217;s definitely the most famous one.<\/p>\n<p>With very neoclassical lines, using volutes and comma-shaped brushstrokes, the painter makes this post-impressionist painting a work of art precursor of the Expressionist movement in the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>The background is in sheer contrast with Van Gogh\u2019s face and represents his inner struggles \u2013 Van Gogh suffered many psychological troubles, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in a hurry to catch all the Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay highlights, this self-portrait is a good representation of how art evolves through time and how artists can sometimes slowly slide from one movement to the other. It&#8217;s also fun to notice and admire how the artists represent themselves in their own artwork. Don&#8217;t miss this.<\/p>\n<p>Read also; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-reasons-to-visit-the-orsay-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 5 reasons to visit the Orsay Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>4. E. Manet \u2013 Le D\u00e9jeuner sur l\u2019Herbe (1863) (The Luncheon on the Grass)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13507\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_le_dejeuner_sur_lherbe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13507\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_le_dejeuner_sur_lherbe.jpg\" alt=\"MANET - Le D\u00e9jeuner sur l'Herbe\" width=\"1024\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_le_dejeuner_sur_lherbe.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_le_dejeuner_sur_lherbe-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_le_dejeuner_sur_lherbe-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_le_dejeuner_sur_lherbe-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_le_dejeuner_sur_lherbe-816x643.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">E.Manet, Le D\u00e9jeuner sur l&#8217;Herbe &#8211; 1863 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In terms of must-see Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay paintings, <em>The Luncheon on the Grass<\/em> by Manet ranks pretty high. Undoubtedly this is one major painting in the history of Impressionism and probably Manet\u2019s most renowned one! It is a vivid depiction of how Manet did not want follow classical rules in his paintings.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by a painting by Titian (<em>Pastoral Concert<\/em>, you may see it at the Louvre, if you wish), but twisting it by removing any allegorical feel and by clearly setting the scene in his own time (as seen from the clothes), Manet painted here an extremely controversial work. For instance, the presence of a nude woman in the company of two dressed gentlemen, with no allegorical or mythological reason, sparked the most outraged reactions.<\/p>\n<p>This painting was first exhibited at the alternative<em> Salon des Refus\u00e9s<\/em> (salon of the rejected). If you want to know more about the concept of Salons in the 19th century, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/all-about-the-life-and-works-of-edouard-detaille\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our article<\/a> might interest you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Luncheon on the Grass<\/em> represents the early stages of Impressionism (\/late stages of Realism). A simple scene, caught in action, possibly painted on location, and lit by natural light are the core specifications of the movement. It is in continuity with the previous movement of Realism, and this <em>Luncheon on the Grass<\/em> painting is one of its first masterly representations.<\/p>\n<p>While you are at it, don\u2019t miss Manet\u2019s other controversial Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay artwork: <em>Olympia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13508\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_olympia_-_google_art_project_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13508\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_olympia_-_google_art_project_3.jpg\" alt=\"MANET - OLYMPIA\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_olympia_-_google_art_project_3.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_olympia_-_google_art_project_3-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_olympia_-_google_art_project_3-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_olympia_-_google_art_project_3-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-edouard_manet_-_olympia_-_google_art_project_3-816x553.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">E.Manet, Olympia &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay (1863)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This the painting above, Venus has become a prostitute, challenging the viewer with her calculating look. This profanation of the idealized nude, the very foundation of academic tradition, provoked a violent reaction in the 1865 Salon when it was exhibited.<\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-145024224\"><div class=\"\" style=\"text-align:center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/skip-the-line-orsay-montmartre-tour\/\" target=\"blank\" class=\"buttongreen2022\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay + Montmartre Tour<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>5. G. Courbet \u2013 L\u2019Origine du Monde (1866) (The Origin of the World)<\/h4>\n<p>If you are reading this while at the <em>Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/em> and that you have been shocked by the <em>Luncheon on the Grass<\/em>, then be prepared for the <em>coup de gr\u00e2ce<\/em>! Courbet\u2019s <em>Origin of the World<\/em> is raw, simple and so unquestionable that it still shocks some people today. When uploaded to blogs or webpages, some servers even identify it and censor it as a pornographic image, thus proving that Courbet struck a nerve with his masterpiece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13509\" style=\"width: 1033px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-origin-of-the-world.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13509\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-origin-of-the-world.jpg\" alt=\"COURBET - L'Origine du Monde\" width=\"1023\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-origin-of-the-world.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-origin-of-the-world-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-origin-of-the-world-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-origin-of-the-world-816x676.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">G.Courbet, L&#8217;Origine du Monde &#8211; 1866 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, there is nothing simpler than what Courbet painted here. The <em>Origin of the World<\/em> frontally shows a woman\u2019s genitals. The sheets of the bed on which she lies upon covers her face. The otherwise fully Realist work foresees the liberation from codes and its tumultuous controversial history makes it a must-see Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay painting.<\/p>\n<p>Read also; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-10-artworks-to-hunt-down-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Artworks to Hunt Down in Â鶹APP<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>6. F. Pompon \u2013 Ours Blanc (1928) (Polar Bear)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13510\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pompon_loursblanc1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13510\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pompon_loursblanc1.jpg\" alt=\"POMPON - L'ours Blanc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pompon_loursblanc1.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pompon_loursblanc1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pompon_loursblanc1-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pompon_loursblanc1-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-pompon_loursblanc1-816x604.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">F.Pompon, L&#8217;ours Blanc &#8211; 1928 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay (Photo : Wikifrosch from Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to famous paintings, the <em>Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/em> also displays plenty of other stunning artworks. And the <em>Polar Bear<\/em> sculpture is one of the most recognizable ones. It was created by Fran\u00e7ois Pompon in 1923 with marble on a marble base. As a genre,&nbsp;<i>animalier<\/i> sculpture\u2014depictions of animals\u2014reached its height in mid-nineteenth century France.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pompon wanted to oppose Rodin\u2019s aesthetics and started a series of animal sculptures. Starting with a detailed sculpture first, his method was to slowly remove all details to keep only the core and essence of the animal, with a stone material as smooth as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Polar Bear<\/em> is his most perfect example of that. Strong and simple lines perfectly depict the essence and strength of the bear, in the purest of ways. Definitely a different kind of art than you might expect to find here, but a Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay highlight nonetheless. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s sometimes not on view and that&#8217;s the case at the moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>7. E. Degas \u2013 La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans (1881) (The Small Dancer aged 14)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13511\" style=\"width: 906px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/edgar_degas_little_dancer_aged_14_1879-81.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13511\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/edgar_degas_little_dancer_aged_14_1879-81.jpg\" alt=\"DEGAS - Petite danseuse de 14 ans\" width=\"896\" height=\"2552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/edgar_degas_little_dancer_aged_14_1879-81.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/edgar_degas_little_dancer_aged_14_1879-81-105x300.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/edgar_degas_little_dancer_aged_14_1879-81-768x2187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/edgar_degas_little_dancer_aged_14_1879-81-360x1024.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/edgar_degas_little_dancer_aged_14_1879-81-816x2324.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">E.DEGAS, La Petite Danseuse de 14 Ans -1881 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay (Photo : Sailko, from Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The original sculpture of this young dancer was made of skin-colored wax, but the version presented at the Orsay is made of bronze. The Realism is taken to another level with this statue. It is definitely one of the most impressive Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay artworks and created by E. Degas and acquired between 1921 and 1931. <em><b>Dancer Aged 14<\/b><\/em>&nbsp; was shown in the Impressionist exhibition in 1881.<\/p>\n<p>The clothes are real and the original version had real hair, thus pushing the Realism codes to the extreme. Presented in a display glass case, the statue was much criticized in its time for giving the impression that the little girl was an encaged animal, and was compared to &#8220;a monkey or an Aztec.&#8221; (Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay).<\/p>\n<h4>8. G. Courbet \u2013 Un Enterrement \u00e0 Ornans (1850) (A Burial at Ornans)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13512\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gustave_courbet_-_a_burial_at_ornans_-_google_art_project_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13512\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gustave_courbet_-_a_burial_at_ornans_-_google_art_project_2.jpg\" alt=\"COURBET - Un enterrement \u00e0 Ornans\" width=\"1024\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gustave_courbet_-_a_burial_at_ornans_-_google_art_project_2.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gustave_courbet_-_a_burial_at_ornans_-_google_art_project_2-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gustave_courbet_-_a_burial_at_ornans_-_google_art_project_2-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gustave_courbet_-_a_burial_at_ornans_-_google_art_project_2-1024x471.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/gustave_courbet_-_a_burial_at_ornans_-_google_art_project_2-816x375.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">G.Courbet, Un Enterrement \u00e0 Ornans &#8211; 1850 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This massive Realist piece by Courbet is one of the highlights of the Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay. And it sparkled a lot of controversy when it was first exposed.<\/p>\n<p>In appearance, the scene is quite trivial. We see a simple burial. But placed back in the early 19<sup>th<\/sup> century context, it was really uncommon for a painting this size to depict common people. Usually, very large paintings were reserved for historical, religious or noble depictions. Here, Courbet breaks the rules and depicts a common scene, not idealized, for a wall-size canvas.<\/p>\n<p>It was also pointed that the people were in the center and emphasized heavily, while members of the clergy were on the left side. At first, the painting was sometimes thought to be anticlerical. However, it is now commonly considered to be depicting the strive to live together despite differences, in a sad and common moment like this burial. In post-revolutionary France, co-existing despite the role of classes was&nbsp; an everyday struggle.<\/p>\n<p>Read also; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-best-way-to-visit-the-orsay-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The best way to visit the Orsay Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>9. C. Monet \u2013 La Rue Montorgueil (1878)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_13513\" style=\"width: 857px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/monet-montorgueil.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13513\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/monet-montorgueil.jpg\" alt=\"MONET - La Rue Montorgueil\" width=\"847\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/monet-montorgueil.jpg 559w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/monet-montorgueil-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/monet-montorgueil-768x1269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/monet-montorgueil-620x1024.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/monet-montorgueil-816x1349.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">C.Monet, La Rue Montorgueil &#8211; 1878 &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Impressionism seeks to capture\u2026impressions. Well, there isn\u2019t one piece of art in the whole <em>Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/em> which better captures this moment than Monet\u2019s patriotic <em>Rue Montorgueil.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Depicting hundreds of French flags waved at the windows of <em>Rue Montorgueil<\/em> during an exceptional celebration of \u201cpeace and work\u201d on June 30, 1878, this Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay painting is a perfect example of Monet\u2019s Impressionism. Lines are not clear, as brushstrokes are quick. Shapes are suggested. However, the overall impression of frenzy dominates the painting and the party-feel is clearly present.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Rue Montorgueil<\/em> is one of the most typical streets in the heart of Â鶹APP. Crowded, lined with amazing restaurants and bistrots, you may enjoy the bustling life of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris\/how-to-enjoy-a-full-day-in-les-halles-with-a-map\/\">Halles area<\/a>, day and night in this painting.<\/p>\n<p>Today, enter any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-italian-restaurants-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Italian restaurant&nbsp;<\/a>at the lower end of the street to enjoy unforgettable truffle pizzas, shop for French cheese, buy beautiful flowers for your romantic evening or simply enjoy sea food at the <em>Rocher de Cancale<\/em>. Also, don&#8217;t miss the beautiful Christmas lights during the Holidays! The area is known for its late-night eateries.<\/p>\n<h4>10. H. Guimard \u2013 Banquette de Fumoir (1897)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_100334\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/guimard-banquette-museedorsay.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100334\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/guimard-banquette-museedorsay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/guimard-banquette-museedorsay.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/guimard-banquette-museedorsay-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-100334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hector Guimard, Banquette de fumoir &#8211; Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Â鶹APP, Hector Guimard is famous for being the creator of the iconic Metro entrances. However, he is also the leaders of the <em>Art Nouveau movement<\/em> that blends&nbsp;architecture, furniture and decoration.<\/p>\n<p>This small asymmetrical bench gives an extravagant rendition of the style of <em>Art Nouveau<\/em> \u2013 in which floral inspiration is central. One leg of the furniture seems to be a trunk sprouting supple branches that curve like vines on a wall. Originally designed to be placed in a corner, as the small shelf shows, this piece is one of the finest decorative Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay artworks. The original embroidered upholstery of the bench was replaced and is no longer the original.<\/p>\n<h4>11. E. Manet &#8211; Olympia (1863)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_223535\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/640px-manet_edouard_-_olympia_1863.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223535\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/640px-manet_edouard_-_olympia_1863.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/640px-manet_edouard_-_olympia_1863.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/640px-manet_edouard_-_olympia_1863-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-223535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Manet,_Edouard_-_Olympia,_1863.jpg\">\u00c9douard Manet<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Manet&#8217;s Olympia has sparked countless outrages and astonished viewers. It was a picture that sparked debate at the time since what Manet represented was not a mythological, and hence accepted, nude female figure, but the naked female figure of a prostitute with many provocative things hinting to this.<\/p>\n<p>Edouard Manet&#8217;s Olympia became a pivotal artwork of the nineteenth century. It defied artistic conventions by depicting subject matter and style in novel ways. Until then, conservative classical conventions governed art, but a Modern age began, coinciding with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century.<\/p>\n<p>Manet&#8217;s unique avant-garde approach influenced artists to follow their own style rather than academic art standards. Despite the rejection and contempt he received for his provocative paintings, Manet apparently maintained his ambition of showing with the Salon. Olympia is found in room 14 at the d&#8217;Orsay.<\/p>\n<p>Read also; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/things-to-do-near-orsay-museum-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things to do near the Orsay Museum in Â鶹APP<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>12. Monet, Londres &#8211; Le Parlement (1904)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_223537\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/london_the_houses_of_parliament_sunlight_opening_in_fog_by_claude_monet.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223537\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/london_the_houses_of_parliament_sunlight_opening_in_fog_by_claude_monet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/london_the_houses_of_parliament_sunlight_opening_in_fog_by_claude_monet.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/london_the_houses_of_parliament_sunlight_opening_in_fog_by_claude_monet-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-223537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:London,_the_Houses_of_Parliament,_Sunlight_Opening_in_Fog,_by_Claude_Monet.jpg\">Claude Monet<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The London Houses of Parliament appear frequently in Monet&#8217;s art in 1900. The artist originally noticed them from the terrace of St Thomas Hospital on the opposite bank, near Westminster Bridge. Monet&#8217;s London work, which includes views of Charing Cross and Waterloo Bridges, is dominated by fluctuations in light and atmosphere caused by the famed London fog, which engulfed the city, particularly in autumn and winter.<\/p>\n<p>Like an apparition, the surreal ghostly outline of Parliament buildings rises up. The stone architecture appears to have lost its meaning. The sky and sea are painted in the same tones, with mauve and orange dominating. To depict the density of the atmosphere and mist, the brushstrokes are deliberately broken into thousands of colored patches.<\/p>\n<p>These impalpable parts, paradoxically, become more real than the evanescent edifice, which appears to disappear in the darkness. Monet&#8217;s art can be found in numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Mus\u00e9e de l&#8217;Orangerie, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This painting is found in room 34 at Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay.<\/p>\n<h4>13. Renoir, Etude &#8211; Torse, Effet de Soleil (1876)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_223539\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pierre-auguste_renoir_002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223539\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pierre-auguste_renoir_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pierre-auguste_renoir_002.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pierre-auguste_renoir_002-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-223539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pierre-Auguste_Renoir_002.jpg\">Pierre-Auguste Renoir<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Auguste Renoir, best known for his sensual nudes and beautiful scenes of pretty women, was a significantly more complicated and thoughtful painter than is commonly imagined. He established a gigantic, classically inspired style that impacted avant-garde giants such as Pablo Picasso from the 1880s until well into the twentieth century.<\/p>\n<p>Torse, Effet de Soleil is a half-length portrait of a young female naked set against an impressionistic background of sunlight-dappled vegetation. She has a dreamy smile on her face as she glances down. It&#8217;s found in Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay in room 30.<\/p>\n<h4>14. M. Cassatt &#8211; Jeune Fille au Jardin (1882)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_223541\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/edouard_manet_-_jeune_fille_au_seuil_du_jardin_de_bellevue.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223541\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/edouard_manet_-_jeune_fille_au_seuil_du_jardin_de_bellevue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/edouard_manet_-_jeune_fille_au_seuil_du_jardin_de_bellevue.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/edouard_manet_-_jeune_fille_au_seuil_du_jardin_de_bellevue-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-223541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%C3%89douard_Manet_-_Jeune_fille_au_seuil_du_jardin_de_Bellevue.jpg\">\u00c9douard Manet<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A light and vivid palette characterizes the work of Mary Cassatt, an American painter who introduced Impressionism to art enthusiasts and collectors on both sides of the Atlantic. She was a close friend of Degas&#8217;s and participated in the Impressionist group&#8217;s exhibits beginning in 1879.<\/p>\n<p>Jeune Fille au Jardin was on display at the group&#8217;s final show in 1886. The floral background with its broad diagonal stripe gives the picture depth and highlights the young woman&#8217;s figure. &nbsp;Portraits of her close friends and family, generally women and children depicted in the intimacy of their daily lives, are a frequent feature of her work. Cassatt&#8217;s precise drawing talents are highlighted by the drawn treatment of her skirt, which contrasts with the distinct shape of her face. It&#8217;s found in room 32 at d&#8217;Orsay.<\/p>\n<p>Read also; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris\/top-10-best-museums-to-visit-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 best museums to visit in Â鶹APP<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>15. G. Moreau &#8211; Orph\u00e9e (1865)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_223543\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/moreau_-_orphee_1865_rf_104.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/moreau_-_orphee_1865_rf_104.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/moreau_-_orphee_1865_rf_104.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/moreau_-_orphee_1865_rf_104-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-223543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Moreau_-_Orph%C3%A9e,_1865,_RF_104.jpg\">Gustave Moreau<\/a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Orpheus&#8217; skill as a poet and musician was so great in Greek mythology that he even enchanted wild beasts. He had the misfortune of captivating the Maenads, who tore him apart when Eurydice died to punish him for rejecting their advances. The legend was perpetuated by Gustave Moreau, who saw a female clothed in Oriental finery rescuing the poet&#8217;s head.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The poet&#8217;s head is resting on his lyre, and the girl is looking at him with a sad expression. The two faces, strikingly similar with their closed eyelids, appear to be lost in limitless thought. The horrifying encounter is followed by a serene scene mysteriously free of morbidity and bathed in a twilight glow, with a beautiful scenery worthy of Leonardo Da Vinci in the background.<\/p>\n<p>The diagonal compositions resemble a playing card, with the musicians in the top left corner balanced by the turtles in the lower right, whose carapace was used to build the first lyre, according to legend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>BONUS: The Ballroom on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor<\/h4>\n<p>Before leaving the Museum, do not miss the 2nd-floor&nbsp;ballroom and its huge and grandiose chandeliers, and its luxurious decor!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13514\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-lhotel_dorsay.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13514\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-lhotel_dorsay.jpg\" alt=\"Orsay Ballroom\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-lhotel_dorsay.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-lhotel_dorsay-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-lhotel_dorsay-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-lhotel_dorsay-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1024px-lhotel_dorsay-816x546.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-13514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salle de Bal de l&#8217;H\u00f4tel d&#8217;Orsay &#8211; Emmanuel Brunner on Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<h5>When? How? How much?<\/h5>\n<p><em>Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/em> is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9:30AM to 6:00PM, with night hours extending to 9:45PM on Thursdays only.<\/p>\n<p>You may access it using RER line C (<em>Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/em> Station) or Metro line 12 (<em>Solf\u00e9rino<\/em> station).<\/p>\n<p>Tickets\u2019 cost varies depending on what you wish to visit. The museum&#8217;s adult access costs 14\u20ac, but you may decide to pay 18\u20ac instead. Get a double ticket access to <em>Orsay<\/em> and the <em>Orangeraie<\/em> Museum OR the <em>Rodin<\/em> Museum together and enjoy two museums.<\/p>\n<p>Young non-EU citizens (below 25 years old) only pay 11\u20ac to access the museum. EU citizens below 25 y\/o , unemployed people, Â鶹APP Museum Pass holders and many other people have free access to the museum. A simple way to get tickets is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/paris-c66746\/muse-dorsay-dedicated-entrance-p973980?partner=discoverwalks\" data-eafl-id=\"13285\" data-eafl-parsed=\"1\" class=\"eafl-link eafl-link-text eafl-link-direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">purchase E-Tickets on Tiqets.com and avoid long waiting lines.<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><strong>Other Notes:<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>1 ticket to the Orsay Museum gives you reduced entrance to other Â鶹APP attractions, including the Â鶹APP Garnier Opera House, for 8 days.<\/p>\n<p>A great deal is that access is free for everyone on the first Sunday of each month.&nbsp; Adult ticket costs only 11\u20ac for all after 4:30PM everyday (except Thursdays), and 6:00PM on Thursdays.<\/p>\n<p>At last, you may also decide to tour the Museum with us by booking our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/skip-the-line-orsay-montmartre-tour\/?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog&amp;utm_content=artwork%20orsay%20%2F%20montmartre%20tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Skip-the-Line Orsay &amp; Montmartre Tour<\/a> for a complete dive into the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century lifestyle. Alternatively, you may also design <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/customize-half-day-paris\/\">your own customized tour for a perfect half-day in Â鶹APP, including the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-2147688998\"><div class=\"\" style=\"text-align:center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/paris-walking-tours\/skip-the-line-orsay-montmartre-tour\/\" target=\"blank\" class=\"buttongreen2022\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay + Montmartre Tour<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"display: none;\">Discover Walks<\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-4092716695\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? 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Updated by Vanessa in April 2023. Facing the giant Louvre Museum and elegantly lying by the Seine, the Orsay Museum (Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay) is one of the city&#8217;s most popular museums and an absolute must-see. 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