Musée Ingres

Montauban / Frankreich

The Musée Ingres is located in Montauban, France. It houses a collection of artworks and artifacts related to Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, and works by another famous native of Montauban, Antoine Bourdelle. In 1851, Ingres, at 71 years of age, gave part of his collection, including copies, work of pupils, and Greek vases, as a gift to the city of his birth. The Ingres room was inaugurated in 1854. The death of Ingres in January 1867 led to a considerable enrichment of the collection with additional works, in particular several thousands of drawings. The museum is located in a building that once served as the residence of the bishops of Montauban. The structure belongs chiefly to the 17th century, but some portions are much older, notably an underground chamber known as the Hall of the Black Prince . During World War II, the Musée Ingres served as one of the temporary places of storage for the Mona Lisa, evacuated from the Louvre at the beginning of the war. A renovation carried out between 1951–1958 made Musée Ingres a modern institution according to the designs of the time, equipped with additional inventories. Among the paintings by Ingres in the collection are: Joseph Ingres Jean-François Gilibert Lorenzo Bartolini The Dream of Ossian Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter Roger Freeing Angelica Madame Henri Gonse Jesus among the Doctors

Kathedrale von Montauban

Montauban / Frankreich

Die der Himmelfahrt Mariens geweihte Kathedrale von Montauban ist die römisch-katholische Kathedralkirche des Bistums Montauban im Süden Frankreichs. Das Bauwerk ist seit dem Jahr 1906 als Monument historique anerkannt.