Calvet Museum, Avignon Photos

The Calvet Museum in a mansion (built 1753) by J.-B. Franque displays a range of French paintings and sculpture.

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Entrance to Calvet Museum in mansion. Avignon, France.Courtyard of Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Sculpture gallery at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Stairway at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Entrance to Calvet Museum in mansion (built 1753). Avignon, France. Architect: J.-B. Franque.Courtyard of Calvet Museum (established 1833). Avignon, France.Sculpture gallery at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Stairway at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Stairway ceiling at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.View of Avignon painting by Robert Bonnart at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Avignon papal palace painting by Jules-Romain Joyant at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.View of Avignon painting by Paul Huet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Stairway ceiling at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.View of Avignon painting (1700) by Robert Bonnart at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Avignon papal palace painting (1845) by Jules-Romain Joyant at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.View of Avignon painting (1842) by Paul Huet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
View of Avignon painting by Isidore Dagnan at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Storm over sea painting by Joseph Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Sunrise over sea painting by Joseph Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Museum founder Esprit-Claude-François Calvet marble bust by Jean-Baptiste Péru at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
View of Avignon painting (prior 1836) by Isidore Dagnan at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Storm over sea painting (1753) by Joseph Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Sunrise over sea painting (1757) by Joseph Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Museum founder Esprit-Claude-François Calvet (1728-1810) marble bust (1771) by Jean-Baptiste Péru at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Death of Joseph Bara on Dec. 8, 1794, a 13-year old boy killed for refusing to yell "Long live the King" painting by Jacques-Louis David at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of a woman painting by Théodore Gericault at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of singer Giuseppina Grassini? by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Head of turbaned man painting by Anne-Louis Girodet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Death of Joseph Bara on Dec. 8, 1794, a 13-year old boy killed for refusing to yell "Long live the King" painting (1794) by Jacques-Louis David at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of a woman painting (1814) by Théodore Gericault at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of singer Giuseppina Grassini? (c1820-5) by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Head of turbaned man painting (c1820) by Anne-Louis Girodet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Joseph Vernet tied to mast to study storm painting by Horace Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Race of unridden horses in Rome painting by Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Cossack on horse during Russian 1799 campaign in Switzerland painting by Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Market in Cairo painting by Jean-Baptiste Adolphe Gibert at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Joseph Vernet tied to mast to study storm painting (1822) by Horace Vernet at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Race of unridden horses in Rome painting (1826) by Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet (aka Carle Vernet) at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Cossack on horse during Russian 1799 campaign in Switzerland painting (1825) by Antoine-Charles-Horace Vernet (aka Carle Vernet) at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Market in Cairo painting (c1851-72) by Jean-Baptiste Adolphe Gibert at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Avignon market on Place Pie painting by Pierre Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Women from French mountain Comtadines region painting by Pierre Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of Adolphe Barnoin, brother of the artist by Camille Barnoin Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Before mass painting by Victor Leydet Grivolas of Sorgues at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Avignon market on Place Pie painting (1868) by Pierre Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Women from French mountain Comtadines region painting (1905) by Pierre Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of Adolphe Barnoin, brother of the artist (1878) by Camille Barnoin Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Before mass painting (1898) by Victor Leydet Grivolas of Sorgues at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Portrait of Marthe Chevassu by Henri Rondel Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Church in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon painting by Gérard Clément-Brun Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Silver ewer with antique themes by Maître J.A.B. of Paris at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Winter countryside with village, frozen canal & figures painting by Thomas Heeremans of Haarlem at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Portrait of Marthe Chevassu (c1890-1900) by Henri Rondel Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Church in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon painting (1906) by Gérard Clément-Brun Grivolas of Avignon at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Silver ewer with antique themes (1809-18) by Maître J.A.B. of Paris at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Winter countryside with village, frozen canal & figures painting (1600s) by Thomas Heeremans of Haarlem at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.
Child & dog in a window painting by Jan Weenix at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Seated pipe smoker painting by Cornelis Dusart at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of art collector Esprit Calvet by Philippe Sauvan at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.
Child & dog in a window painting (1600s) by Jan Weenix at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Seated pipe smoker painting (1600s) by Cornelis Dusart at Calvet Museum. Avignon, France.Portrait of art collector Esprit Calvet (c1780) by Philippe Sauvan at Papal Palace. Avignon, France.

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