Musée Fabre

The Musée Fabre (French: [myze fabʁ]; Fabre Museum) is a museum in the southern French city of Montpellier, capital of the Hérault department. The museum was founded by François-Xavier Fabre, a Montpellier painter, in 1825. Beginning in 2003, the museum underwent a 61.2 million euro renovation, which was completed in January 2007. It is one of the main sights of Montpellier and close to the city's main square, the Place de la Comédie. The museum's national importance is recognised by it being classified as a Musée de France by the Ministry of Culture. History Alcibiades Being Taught by Socrates , by François-André Vincent The Wrath of Achilles , by François-Léon Benouville (1821-1859) at the Musée Fabre The town of Montpellier was given thirty paintings in 1802 which formed the basis of a modest municipal museum under the Empire , moving between various temporary sites. In 1825, the town council accepted a large donation of works from François-Xavier Fabre and the museum was installed in the refurbished Hôtel de Massillian , officially opened on 3 December 1828. Fabre's generosity led others to follow his example, notably Antoine Valedau who. Collection The extensive exhibition space allows Musée Fabre to display 800 paintings, 900 engravings, and 3,500 drawings. On display are also ceramics from Greece and the rest of Europe . Furthermore, the museum has a large collection of paintings from the 17th until the 19th century, with a large representation of the luminophiles movement. There is also sculpture. Painting from 15th to 18th century Some of the well-known painters featured in the museum: French : Jacques-Louis David 5 paintings including Hector , Portrait of Doctor Alphonse Leroy Alexandre Cabanel Sébastien Bourdon Jean-Honoré Fragonard ( The.