The Musée d'Orsay is about French art from the 1800's. It used to be a steam train station, but it was too short for the modern trains so it was eventually transformed into a museum.
Most of the paintings here are impressionist - small, visible brush strokes, light changes, regular subjects, and captured movement. Painters and sculptors include Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Eduardo Manet, Picasso, Van Gogh, Renoir, Pompon, Sisilly, and Rodin. Overall, it was a very interesting museum because there were so many unique pieces of art. I really like the paintings of landscape and also people doing every day things.
We were so lucky because we had museum passes. This allowed us to skip through the huge line and get in right away. There was an extra big lines because the first Sunday of each month (i.e. today) is free to the public, plus the museum is closed tomorrow, and there is a new exhibit about the view of Masculin in Art. This new exhibit collected the artistic view of men.
My favourite piece of art there was Les bleu Danseurs by Edgar Degas. There are three girls in blue leotards and tutus in the foreground. In the background there are three older girls in yellow leotards and tutus. The painting is so vivid that I can actually see the girls warming up for their show in the frame of the painting. The girls are likely part of the corps de ballet. This might be their first show based on how nervous they look in the painting. The foremost girl looks as though she is doubting her own positioning. They are about to go on stage.
The Orsay Museum was a very inspiring place. It inspired me to draw more scenery and people.
C.L.K.
~ Posted midst our newest adventure ~
Location:Musée de Orsay, Paris, France
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