
Hotel De Varenne
The "Grand Tour" (traditional travel of Europe and particularly Italy undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means) did not disappear at the end of the French Age of Enlightenment, nor with the emergence of aesthetic models other than those from Italy. Its popularity with artists and ordinary tourists w...as such that, even after 1850, there was a considerable boom of the arts of Italy, promoted by advances in communications and in photography.
The nostalgia inextricably linked with the land of Virgil, and the attraction of its still remaining sights encouraged many more images to be produced. The exhibition sets these out around a number of recurrent themes and fantasies which circulated from one medium to another: archaeological and ancient remains, major cultural sites of Europe and the resilience of the ancient world amongst the present day population.
It is Italy of our heart's desire, that no-one ever really leaves.
What's up in Musee d'Orsay a footstep away from the hotel
Time:9:30AM Wednesday, June 10th
Location:Musee d'Orsay









