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Musée Fabre
One of the best art museums in the south of France has a big collection of 17th-century European paintings, plus works by Courbet, Delacroix and Soulages.
History of the museum
The painter François-Xavier Fabre, who had lived in Florence for many years, gave his collection to his home town of Montpellier in 1825. The museum opened in 1828 in an old mansion. A big renovation and extension ended in 2007.
Top pieces
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Saint Agatha Francisco de Zurbarán, 1630
In our gallery from here (10)
Fallen angelAlexandre Cabanel · 1847
The Meeting, or Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet!Gustave Courbet · 1854
The BathersGustave Courbet · 1853
View of the VillageFrédéric Bazille · 1868
Portrait of Frédéric Bazille PaintingPierre-Auguste Renoir · 1867
Saint AgathaFrancisco de Zurbarán · 1630
The Beach at PalavasGustave Courbet · 1854
Studio in the Rue de FurstembergFrédéric Bazille · 1866
Portrait of Alphonse LeroyJacques-Louis David · 1783
Saint Mary of EgyptJusepe de Ribera · 1641