{"id":7572,"date":"2018-01-04T01:54:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T22:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingturks.wpenginepowered.com?p=7572"},"modified":"2019-12-16T00:16:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T21:16:52","slug":"orsay-museum-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/orsay-museum-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"Orsay Museum Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Orsay Museum (Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay)<\/strong> is one of the two important art museums in Paris, even sometimes more important than Louvre Museum for many Parisians who love the art of painting. The building that houses the Orsay Museum is located near the <strong>Jardins des Tuileries<\/strong> which is separated by the <em>Seine River.<\/em> Nearby is an old railway station having the same name with the museum. And the building was built for World Trade Fair which was held in 1900.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/s\/?partner_id=F2GZGY3&amp;q=Rome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eiffel Tower, Orsay &amp; Louvre Museum Tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7574\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/musee-de-orsay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7574 size-full\" title=\"Musee d'Orsay\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/musee-de-orsay.jpg\" alt=\"Orsay Museum Online Tickets\" width=\"1024\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/musee-de-orsay.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/musee-de-orsay-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/musee-de-orsay-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/musee-de-orsay-990x433.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orsay Museum Outer View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Opening Closing Hours, Ticket Prices, Closest Metro<\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Orsay Museum Tickets &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Address;<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Rue de Lille, 62, Paris. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How To Get To Orsay Museum;<\/span><\/strong> Metro line 12, Solferino \/ RER station: Line C, Station Muse\u00e9 d&#8217;Orsay. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Opening Hours;<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Tuesday to Sunday 9.30 am &#8211; 6.00 pm \/ Thursday open until 9.45 pm. Closed on May 1 and December 25. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ticket\u00a0Prices;<\/span><\/strong> the normal ticket for all exhibitions is \u20ac 12.\u00a0One-day ticket with fast track entrance without waiting queue is \u20ac 14 and you can\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/paris-l16\/orsay-museum-skip-the-line-entrance-ticket-t65756\/?partner_id=F2GZGY3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy it here.<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Discounted entrance costs \u20ac 9 for 18 to 25 years old who are not citizens of the European Union and also if you visit the museum after 16:30 (except Thursdays) and Thursdays after 18:00. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Free entrance for;<\/span>\u00a0children under 18 years old, the first Sundays of each month, European citizens between 18 &#8211; 25 years old (including long-term residents) and also free entrance with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/paris-l16\/paris-city-pass-free-admission-and-free-travel-t43818\/?partner_id=F2GZGY3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Pass Card.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What To See in Orsay Museum<\/h2>\n<p>Orsay Museum is dedicated to the fine arts of the nineteenth century, specifically between 1848 and 1914 and is famous for the collections of impressionist art belonging to important artists such as <strong>Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne<\/strong> and <strong>Monet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also have the opportunity to see the artworks of many famous artists like<strong> Gaugin, Van Gogh, Seurat<\/strong> etc from other countries.<br \/>\nApart from extensive collection of precious paintings, Orsay Museum also has a worth to see collections of <em>sculpture, photography, decorative arts and architectural elements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The central nave of the building is covered by a glass and steel vault, which illuminates the interior with natural light and retains the charm of an old train station.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7577\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7577 size-full\" title=\"Orsay Musuem tickets\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets.jpg\" alt=\"buying skip the line tickets\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-orsay-museum-tickets-990x655.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Main Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Most Important &amp; Famous Paintings<\/h3>\n<p>Below, you will see a list of the most important paintings for the history of art and world-wide famous;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7583\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/famous-paintings-orsay-museum-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7583 size-full\" title=\"Starry Night Over the Rhone\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/famous-paintings-orsay-museum-1.jpg\" alt=\"famous-paintings-orsay-museum1\" width=\"690\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/famous-paintings-orsay-museum-1.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/famous-paintings-orsay-museum-1-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starry Night Over the Rhone \/ Vincent van Gogh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7604\" style=\"width: 677px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballet-class-degas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7604 size-full\" title=\"important french painters \" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballet-class-degas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballet-class-degas.jpg 687w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ballet-class-degas-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ballet Class \/ Degas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7586\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tahitian-women-orsay-museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7586 size-full\" title=\"Tahitian Women on the Beach\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tahitian-women-orsay-museum.jpg\" alt=\"What to see in Orsay Museum\" width=\"690\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tahitian-women-orsay-museum.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tahitian-women-orsay-museum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tahitian-women-orsay-museum-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tahitian-women-orsay-museum-111x83.jpg 111w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tahitian-women-orsay-museum-215x161.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tahitian Women on the Beach \/ Paul Gauguin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7589\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/renoir-paintings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7589 size-full\" title=\"Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/renoir-paintings.jpg\" alt=\"most famous paintings of the world\" width=\"690\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/renoir-paintings.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/renoir-paintings-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/renoir-paintings-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/renoir-paintings-111x83.jpg 111w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/renoir-paintings-215x161.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette \/ Renoir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7592\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paul-cezanne-card-players.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7592 size-full\" title=\"Card Players\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paul-cezanne-card-players.jpg\" alt=\"most important paintings to see in Musee d'Orsay\" width=\"690\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paul-cezanne-card-players.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paul-cezanne-card-players-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Card Players \/ Paul Cezanne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7601\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/origine-du-monde.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7601 size-full\" title=\"paintings to see in orsay museum\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/origine-du-monde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/origine-du-monde.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/origine-du-monde-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">l&#8217;origine-du-monde \/ Gustave Courbet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7595\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/claud-monet-poppies.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7595 size-full\" title=\"Poppy Fields \/ Claude Monet\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/claud-monet-poppies.jpg\" alt=\"most beautiful paintings\" width=\"690\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/claud-monet-poppies.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/claud-monet-poppies-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/claud-monet-poppies-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/claud-monet-poppies-111x83.jpg 111w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/claud-monet-poppies-215x161.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poppies \/ Claude Monet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7598\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/van-gogh-self-potrait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7598 size-full\" title=\"Self Portrait \/ Van Gogh\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/van-gogh-self-potrait.jpg\" alt=\"vip ticket\" width=\"690\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/van-gogh-self-potrait.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/van-gogh-self-potrait-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/van-gogh-self-potrait-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/van-gogh-self-potrait-111x83.jpg 111w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/van-gogh-self-potrait-215x161.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Self Portrait \/ Van Gogh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7610\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olympia-edouard-manet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7610 size-full\" title=\"Olympia \/ Edouard Manet\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olympia-edouard-manet.jpg\" alt=\"orsay museum\" width=\"690\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olympia-edouard-manet.jpg 690w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/olympia-edouard-manet-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olympia \/ Edouard Manet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gustave Courbet;<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The Artist&#8217;s Studio, A Burial at Ornans, L&#8217;Origine du monde<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Millet;<\/strong>\u00a0The Gleaners<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexandre Cabanel;<\/strong> The Birth of Venus<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c9douard Manet;<\/strong> Olympia, The Balcony, The Luncheon on the Grass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edgar Degas;<\/strong>\u00a0Portraits, At the Stock Exchange, L&#8217;Absinthe<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul C\u00e9zanne; <\/strong>all paintings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Claude Monet;<\/strong>\u00a0all paintings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pierre Auguste Renoir;\u00a0<\/strong>all paintings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gustave Caillebotte;<\/strong> The Floor Scrapers<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vincent van Gogh;<\/strong> Eug\u00e8ne Boch, The Church at Auvers, Starry Night Over the Rhone, Portrait of Dr. Gachet, Bedroom in Arles<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paul Gauguin;<\/strong> Tahitian Women on the Beach<\/li>\n<li><strong>Georges Seurat;<\/strong> The Circus<\/li>\n<li><strong>James McNeill Whistler;<\/strong> Whistler&#8217;s Mother<\/li>\n<li><strong>William-Adolphe Bouguereau;<\/strong> The Birth of Venus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Orsay Museum &#8220;The Friendly Museum&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>The galleries of Orsay Museum are easy to walk and contemplate and the collections are very complete, so it is a highly recommended option, especially if you do not want a place as extensive as the Louvre Museum or if you have a few days in the city and you do not want to spending too much time inside a museum. Additionaly there is a lovely view of Paris from the old clock level of the station and it is\u00a0definitely recommend to have a look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orsay Museum (Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay) is one of the two important art museums in Paris, even sometimes more important than Louvre Museum for many Parisians who love the art of painting. The building that houses the Orsay Museum is located near the Jardins des Tuileries which is separated by the Seine River. Nearby is an old &#8230; <a title=\"Orsay Museum Paintings\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/orsay-museum-paintings\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Orsay Museum Paintings\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[585],"tags":[2680,632],"class_list":["post-7572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-paris-en","tag-france-en","tag-paris-en","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}