The masterpieces of the Musée d'Orsay

An intelligently designed book, which was very successful, and therefore reprinted.

This new edition has gilded edges and a sticker!

A journey into the heart of the most famous masterpieces of the 19th century.

The Musée d'Orsay, open to the public for almost twenty years, possesses one of the finest and most extensive collections of art from a century that was at once dreamy, romantic, realistic, and visionary.

In this magnificent, richly illustrated work, Margherita d'Ayala presents a selection of the most unforgettable masterpieces from 19th-century art history.

She covers a period that begins with Ingres, the sublime master of harmony of line and color, continues with realism and Impressionist painting, and culminates with the experiments of the late century, which paved the way for the avant-garde of the 20th century.

Each painting or sculpture is studied as a whole, then treated in detail, and a comparison is made with another work or that of another artist.

The author invites us on a beautiful journey into the heart of painting and makes us want to go see or revisit these masterpieces.