The Musée d'Orsay
/ Margherita D'Ayala Valva
- Florence : Scala , 2007
- 317 p. : illus. ; 32 cm
The history of the museum -- The ancient masterpieces -- The masterpieces from Cimabue to Ingres.
From palace to railway station, railway station to museum, this extraordinary site represents nearly three hundred years of architectural innovation alongside changing social functions. The Musée d'Orsay is an art gallery located in Paris dedicated to the arts of the 19th century and, more specifically, from the period 1848-1914.