The fabulous treasures of the Alana collection are unveiled at the Jacquemart-André Museum
This season, the Jacquemart-André Museum is celebrating the Alana collection. One of the most valuable private collections of Italian Renaissance art. From the XNUMXth century, a real revolution took place in the world of art in Europe. In Italy, we go from a painting with Byzantine influence to a painting of light and volumes. Notably with Bellini and his followers, not to mention the humanist elegance of Botticelli and his students. As you stroll, let yourself be carried away by the intensity of colors and feelings. We advise you to linger on the representation of the Virgin and the Child in each room. Although religious, this subject is above all an image of a mother and her son. And it is through these works that this evolution of Italian painting is more accessible to understand. It is also interesting to look at the so-called "touch-key" hanging, very far from the modernist codes of current museums. Notice to art lovers, this is a unique opportunity to admire paintings for the first time. But also sculptures and objects ...