Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes
Rennes, France
Visitor Information
Museum Address
20 Quai Emile Zola, 35000 Rennes, France
Rennes, France
Ticket Prices
€3 (under 26 free)
Featured Artists
2 artists in database
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes was established in 1794 during the French Revolution, built largely on the confiscated cabinet of curiosities belonging to Christophe-Paul de Robien, president of the Brittany Parliament. The collection grew through Revolutionary-era seizures from churches and emigrant aristocrats.
Today the museum holds a varied collection spanning Egyptian antiquities through modern art, with particular depth in 17th-century Flemish and Dutch painting. The Robien collection contributed not only paintings but minerals, fossils, and ethnographic objects. Over 3,700 non-European objects include a notable group of Japanese prints.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes in Rennes, France houses 2 masterpieces in our database, including works by Parmigianino and Gustave Caillebotte. Notable works include Study for Le Pont De L'Europe and Young man seen from behind, face in profile.
Famous Works at Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes
Browse 2 notable artworks in our database. Click any work to see details and plan your visit.
Visiting Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes is in the center of Rennes, capital of Brittany, France. It occupies a 19th-century building on the Quai Émile Zola along the Vilaine River.
The museum holds an impressive range of European paintings from the 14th to 20th centuries. Its strengths include French, Italian, and Flemish works, with notable pieces by Rubens, Chardin, and Picasso.
The Rennes museum holds over 5,000 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. It's considered one of the finest provincial museums in France, with particular depth in 17th-century French art.
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