Musée Rolin
Illustration — The Hôtel du Chancelier Rolin, which houses the museum The Musée Rolin is an art museum in Autun, Burgundy, France. Created in 1878 on the initiative of the Société éduenne, it is located on the site of the former home of Chancellor Nicolas Rolin. Its collections range from Gallo-Roman archaeology to 20th century painting, and are spread over more than twenty rooms.
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Musée Rolin
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- 1878
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- France
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Illustration — The Hôtel du Chancelier Rolin, which houses the museum The Musée Rolin is an art museum in Autun, Burgundy, France. Created in 1878 on the initiative of the Société éduenne, it is located on the site of the former home of Chancellor Nicolas Rolin. Its collections range from Gallo-Roman archaeology to 20th century painting, and are spread over more than twenty rooms.
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1878
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1878
Musée Rolin is recorded from 1878.
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The museum's collections are divided into four departments: archaeology, medieval art, regional history and fine arts (17th to 20th century). It is classified as a "Museum of France", and remains the headquarters of the Société éduenne.
• Illustration — Mosaic of Bellerophon, 2nd century • Illustration — Autun cup, Roman cage cup, 4th century • Illustration — Detail of a fragment of the Mosaic of the triumph of Neptune, Gallo-Roman period • Illustration — The God of Lantilly, Gallo-Roman period. • Illustration — The Temptation of Eve (circa 1130) by Gislebertus • Illustration — Le Moine Martin, Saint André (12th century) • Illustration — Sainte Marguerite (anonymous, 15th century) • Illustration — Le Maître de Moulins, Nativité au cardinal Rolin (circa 1480) • Illustration — Mathieu Le Nain, Annunciation (17th century) • Illustration — Édouard Cibot, Anne Boleyn in the Tower of London
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- Autun (Saône-et-Loire). Cour du musée Rolin, Archéologie médiévale, 2007
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2007
- La Collection Loydreau au Musée Rolin. Les Supports de Chassey, Bulletin de la Société préhistorique de France, 1930
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1930
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q391823: Musée Rolin
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1053222-5, Musée Rolin.
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La Collection Loydreau au Musée Rolin. Les Supports de Chassey, Bulletin de la Société préhistorique de France, 1930Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1053222-5, Musée Rolin.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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