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The new museum in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 630-637
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Reviewer:
Gajewski, Alexandra (Gajewski, Alexandra)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, France / Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des estampes et de la photographie, Paris, France / Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des manuscrits, Paris, France
places:
Paris
subjects:
Museums / Libraries / Displays / Architecture / Collections / Manuscripts / Coins / Medals / Silverwork / Prints / Drawings / Photographs / Costume / Antiquities
subjects:
Abbey of Saint Denis, Saint Denis, France / Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Aerial view of the Palais Mazarin, Paris, at the end of the seventeenth century. Engraving. (From L. de Laborde: De l’organisation des bibliothèques dans Paris, 4e lettre: Le palais Mazarin et les habitations de ville et de campagne au XVIIe siècle, Paris 1845, facing p.5).
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10. Throne from the treasury of Saint-Denis (‘Throne of Dagobert’). Late 8th–early 9th century. Copper alloy with iron, remains of gilding, height 104 cm. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris).
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2. Cardinal Mazarin shown in the upper gallery of his hôtel, by Robert Nanteuil. 1659. Etching, 46.5 by 56.8 cm. (Bridgeman Images).
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3. The galerie Mazarin. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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4. Plan of the ground level of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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5. Plan of the first floor of the Bibliothèque nationale ‘site Richelieu’. (After Atelier Bruno Gaudin).
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6. The first-floor landing of the Bibliothèque national ‘site Richelieu’ and the entrance to the salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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7. The salle des Colonnes. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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8. The salle Barthélemy, the former reading room of the département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Guillaume Murat).
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9. The salon de Louis XV, the former cabinet des Médailles (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; photograph Jean-Christophe Ballot).
Publication Received
Antiquarianism and the Visual Histories of Louis XIV: Artifacts for a Future Past. By Robert Wellington.
10/2016 | 1363 | 158
Pages: 833
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Reviewer:
Marchesano, Louis (Marchesano, Louis)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, France
patrons:
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
subjects:
Antiquarianism / Collections, Private / Numismatics / Medals
subjects:
Collections, Public
Exhibition Review
Medals. Lille, Bordeaux, Lyon and Paris
04/2013 | 1321 | 155
Pages: 281-283
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Reviewer:
Vandenbrouck, Melanie (Vandenbrouck, Melanie; Vandenbrouck-Przybylski, Melanie)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France / Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, France / Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France / Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France
museums and institutions:
Bibliothèque nationale de France. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, France / Musée des Arts décoratifs et du design , Bordeaux, France
places:
Paris / Lyon / Lille / France / Bordeaux
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Medals / Plaquettes / Bronzes
Illustrations
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79. Woman at the tub, by Alexandre Charpentier. c.1891. Bronze, 17.1 by 13.1 cm. (Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
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80. Master-builder, by Louis Muller. 1933. Bronze, 13.5 by 23.5 cm. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon).
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81. Orpheus, by Lucien Coudray. 1899. Bronze, diameter 6.6 cm. (Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille).
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82. Swimming (Olympic Games of Paris), by Claude-Léon Mascaux. 1924. Silvered bronze, diameter 12 cm. (Bibliothéque nationale de France, département des monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris).