Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon

The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is a museum of fine arts opened in 1787, in Dijon, France. It is one of the main and oldest museums of France. It is located in the historic city centre of Dijon and housed in the former ducal palace which was the headquarters of the Burgundy State in the 15th century. When the duchy was assimilated to the Kingdom of France, the palace became the house of the King. In the 17th century, it became the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy following a project by Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Since 2006, the museum has been in a process of full renovation and extension. First. History Tombs of the Dukes of Burgundy The museum was founded during the Age of Enlightenment on the order of the Estates of Burgundy on 30 November 1787, but the project dated from 1783, with the decision to build the eastern wing of the palace. The aim was to facilitate teaching for the art school's students by gathering works that could serve as models. This original school was free and open to everyone. It was created by François Devosge on 24 March 1767. The museum was placed under the protection of the Estates of Burgundy. Selected collection highlights Fayum mumy portrait Jacques de Baerze , Altarpiece of the Crucifixion Robert Campin , Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds Rogier van der Weyden , Portrait of Philip the Good , 1450 Funerary monument of Antoinette de Fontette , 16th century Lorenzo Lotto , Portrait of a Woman , c. 1505 Jacopo Carucci Pontormo , Saint John the Baptist , c. 1515 Titian , The Virgin, the Child, Saint Agnes and Saint John the Baptist , mid-16th c. Paolo Veronese , The finding of Moses , 1713 Jan Brueghel the Elder.