The Musée Rolin is an
art museum in
Autun,
Burgundy
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,
France.
Created in 1878 on the initiative of the , it is located on the site of the former home of Chancellor
Nicolas Rolin. Its collections range from
Gallo-Roman archaeology to 20th century painting, and are spread over more than twenty rooms. The museum's collections are divided into four departments: archaeology, medieval art, regional history and fine arts (17th to 20th century). It is classified as a "
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", and remains the headquarters of the Société éduenne.
Collection
Autun Rolin mosaic Neptune.jpg, Detail of a fragment of the ''Mosaic of the triumph of Neptune'', Gallo-Roman period
AUTUN Gislebertus Eva.JPG, ''The Temptation of Eve'' (circa 1130) by Gislebertus
Musée Rolin te Autun, Sint-Andreas - Frankrijk 2011.jpg, Le Moine Martin, ''Saint André'' (12th century)
Autun Rolin 167.jpg, ''Sainte Marguerite'' (anonymous, 15th century)
image:NativiteRolin.jpg, Le Maître de Moulins
''The Moulins Triptych'', c. 1498, oil on panel, Moulins Cathedral
Jean Hey (or Jean Hay) ( fl. c. 1475 – c. 1505),Brigstocke 2001, p. 338 now generally identified with the artist formerly known as the Master of Moulins, was an Early Nethe ...
, ''Nativité au cardinal Rolin'' (circa 1480)
Mathieu Le Nain Annonciation.jpg, Mathieu Le Nain
The three Le Nain brothers were Painting, painters in 17th-century France: Antoine Le Nain (c.1600–1648), Louis Le Nain (c.1603–1648), and Mathieu Le Nain (1607–1677). They produced genre works, Portrait painting, portraits and portrait min ...
, ''L'Annonciation'' (17th century)
Anne Boleyn London Tower.jpg, Édouard Cibot, ''Anne of Boleyn at the Tower of London''
See also
*
List of museums in France
External links
Musées de Bourgogne : Autun, Musée Rolin
References
Museums in Saône-et-Loire
Art museums and galleries in France
History museums in France
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