The Musée Bossuet of Meaux, part I !!!

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This is another darn good memory lane post. I have it mentioned briefly in other posts but really needs a post of its own in my blog. I have written several posts on Meaux, and this is part of the episcopal cité complex that includes the Cathedral St Etienne, the garden, the old chapterhouse, the house of rest for Le Nôtre and writings of Bishop Bossuet, and the museum! A wonderful spot to be in nostalgic Meaux!

I like to tell you a bit more on the Musée Bossuet museum beautiful. There is a museum Bossuet on the story of Bishop Bossuet, and that of the city of Meaux and the Cathedral very nice and worth going in. This time I arrive late but a nice night shot looks very nice me think. Right behind the Cathedral in what was the episcopal palace! Bishop Bossuet, the eagle of Meaux and confesseur to king Louis XIV. He lived on what is today the museum from 1682 to 1704 as Bishop of Meaux. The Fine Arts collections are presented on the first floor and the lower rooms host temporary exhibitions.

Meaux episcopal palace and mus Bossuet jun10

The Bossuet Museum dedicated to the end of Mannerism , There is the story of Bishop Bossuet, and that of the city of Meaux and the St Stephens’ Cathedral very nice and worth going in, The Musée Bossuet opened in 1908  in the episcopal palace; today we can see an  aquarelle by Delacroix , and a portrait by  Courbet, given by the son of Chemistry Nobel Prize winner Henri Moissan, before going to WWI in 1914.  A room is dedicated to portraits representing Bossuet.  The museum is concentrated with paintings from the 17C to the 19C, and has on display between 1000 and 1500 works. The museum , also , gives credit to its biggest donor the neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux, that gave it about 50 portraits and about 20 engravings.  You will see a huge herborist collection of 18 volumes given to the museum by him in the 19C.  In the Chapel , the town has put enclosed glass furniture with archeological items like a collar on shells from the Black Sea dating from  4 000 years BC.

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The Fine Arts collections are presented on the first floor. Paintings and objects, assembled in the former study of Bishop Bossuet, testify to the admiration that posterity has for him. The lower rooms from the 12C host temporary exhibitions. The permanent collections of the Museum are regularly enriched by donations from J.-P. and A. Changeux, with paintings from the French school of the 17-18C. The 16C is brilliantly represented by a Deposition from the Cross by Frans Floris. The works of the Meldois painter Jean Senelle offer a particular testimony to the 17C, also illustrated by the canvases of Bon de Boullogne, Noël Coypel, François Verdier, Jean Tassel. The 18C shines with the works of Carle Van Loo, Jean-François de Troy, Charles-Antoine Coypel. The 19C collection includes paintings by Jean-François Millet, Charles Daubigny, Alexandre Decamps, Jean-Léon Gérôme and others.

The official musée Bossuet: https://www.musee-bossuet.fr/

The city of Meaux on the musée Bossuet: https://www.ville-meaux.fr/fr/culture/musees/musee-bossuet.html

The Meaux tourist office on the musée Bossuet: https://www.tourisme-paysdemeaux.com/en/1898-museum-bossuet

This again is a must to see in Meaux, my dear city in Seine et Marne dept 77 of the region of Ïle de France.  The museum is neat and surrounded by wonderful architecture and historical buildings. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Musée Bossuet of Meaux, part I as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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