How much is too much art, beauty, wonder and genius? We get to experience sensory overload and it is luxurious, marvelous, amazing, beyond words. Today the Orangerie, the Musée D’Orsay, and The Rodin museum including the beautiful rose garden that is graced by his famous sculptures. The persistent rain has not kept us from enjoying these wonderful places. I didn’t even mention the food!
Here are a “few” photos from the group with more to come.
The Orangerie - the beautiful eliptical water lily paintings created by Monet to give people in the city a sense of being in his garden.
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| David and Martha Riley |
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| Helen Dailey |
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| Melinda Risk and Lisa Parker |
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| Rachel Lattimore |
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| Marilyn Martin & John Spigle |
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| Jennie Jones |
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| Jennie Jones, David & Martha Riley, Steve & Jerie Artz |
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| Chuck & Karen Romani |
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| Stephen Goodwin & Ginger Borden |
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| Jerie & Steve Artz |
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Several artists were painting the master's on the lower level of the Orangerie
Next - the fabulous Musee de l'Orsay, just a short walk in the rain!
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| Degas Sculptures |
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| Jean-Francois Millet, "La Bergere avec son Troupeau" |
Les Cypres de Cagnes - Henri Cross
The Sieste -Vincent Van Gogh
Favorite Van Gogh
Favorite Van Gogh
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Bal de la Moulin a la Roulette - Renoir
"Benitier" 1867 - Societe de la Crystallerie de Lyon, for the Emperess Eugenie, Exposition Universelle 1867 ( Probably 5 feet tall, two mirror reflections) |
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Labourage Nivernais, Rosa Bonheur 1849
What amazing detail...
The Circus - George Seurat
Claude Monet - Woman with Umbrella
Pellerins allant a la Mecque - Leon Belly
There are so many works of art, it is simply a visual feast. I'd like 2nds please!
We headed out on foot to the Rodin Museum, about a half hour walk in the mist from the Musee d'Orsay. We arrived in a downpour. Most went inside to the coffee shop. Some headed for the garden. I, Jerie, took a photo safari in the rain and was rewarded with amazing photos of the garden, especially the rose garden. Roses, dripping with rain drops. Exquisite beauty.
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| The Thinker |
Stephen and Ginger also braved the rain for photos!
The Burghers of Calais sculpture created to represent a moment in history - 1346AD, when King Edward III said he would spare the city of Calais if six of it's leaders would surrender. It's a fascinating story to read.
The Gates of Hell - Rodin Depicts a scene from Dante's Inferno
Rodin Museum, Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower in one
photo. Simply amazing beauty.
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