The Bordeaux Fine Arts Museum
E.Delacroix, La chasse aux lions
© Mairie de Bordeaux. Photo F. Deval
The Bordeaux Fine Arts Museum, founded in 1801 upon the initiative of the consul Bonaparte, is one of the oldest in France. The galleries, connected by a railing, form a framework enhancing the rear façade of the Palais Rohan.
E. Delacroix. La Grèce sur les ruines de Missolonghi
© Mairie de Bordeaux, L. Gauthier
The collections from the State, amplified by donations and purchases, offer a wide, representative overview of the different schools of European painting from the Renaissance to the present day, with works by Titian, Rubens, Van Dyck, Chardin, Delacroix, Redon, Matisse…