Located in the old City Hall of Saintes with its 1587 belfry, its portal and its 18th century facade, the Musée de l'Echevinage houses about a hundred works dating from the 15th to the 20th century: paintings, some sculptures and ceramics, including Sèvres porcelain.
Among these works, some are emblematic such as the "Allegory of the Earth" by Jan Brueghel, known as de Velours because of the quality of his fades, those of the Charente landscape painter Louis Augustin Auguin, also known for his seascapes or Furcy de Lavault, or, more contemporary, those of the painter and glassmaker from Champagne Maurice Marinot.
Among the main paintings exhibited, we should also mention the "Marmiton portant ses rougets" by Joseph Bail, "Le Compliment, un jour de fête à l'école" by Henri-Jules-Jean Geoffroy, "Bord de Charente près de Port Berteau" by Gustave Courbet, "L'enterrement d'une jeune fille à Étricourt" by Georges Laugée or "Paysage de Saintonge de Louis-Augustin Auguin".
A series of works on children - Carolus Duran, Henri Geoffroy... - is presented in a playful way, in a space dedicated to them.
The collections present the artist's work, from the studio to the open air, through the different artistic currents. A large place is given to landscape painting, strongly marked in Saintes by the one-year stay of Gustave Courbet, who will leave his legacy to many very productive students.
Numerous activities for young and old will give you the opportunity to learn and to discover or rediscover works regularly taken out of the reserves and put in the spotlight.
Musée de l'Échevinage
29 ter, rue Alsace Lorraine,
17100 Saintes
Tel : 05 46 93 52 39
https://www.ville-saintes.fr/decouvrir-sortir/culture/musees/musees-echevinage/
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