Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai

The Musée de la Chartreuse is an art museum in a former Carthusian monastery in Douai, France. It is the 'musée des Beaux-Arts' for the city. Building Interieur of the museum Built by Jacques d'Abancourt in brick and stone in the Renaissance style, on the site of the house of the "Colombier", the hôtel d'Abancourt (1559) with its round tower was extended in 1608 by Jean de Montmorency, who added a square building in the same style with a square tower. In 1623 it was acquired by the Premonstratensians of Furnes . It finally saw itself become a home for Carthusian monks in the middle of the 17th century, via the construction of a chapter house and a small cloister (1663). Permanent collections Over 100 works are on show, chronologically retracing the evolution of European painting from the Middle Ages to modern art. Works on show The Venetian Woman and Portrait of a Lady (1565) by Paul Veronese (1528–1588) The Flagellation by Carracci The Virgin, Protectress of the Cistercians by Jehan Bellegambe , oil on wood (16th century) Le Four des Maures by Henri-Edmond Cross , oil on canvas (1906) The rose garden in Monaco by Henri-Edmond Cross , oil on canvas (1884) The Friends of Fontvieille by Félix Labisse , oil on canvas (1945) Instituto.