Tag: World Heritage Site

National Museum of Western Art (Tokyo)

Established: 1959 Location: 7-7 Ueno Imperial Grant Park, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan Website: https://www.nmwa.go.jp/en/ Collection: • Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898): La plage de Trouville (1867) • Bouguereau, William (1825-1905): Petite fille (1878) • Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879): Marie Madeleine (c.1849-50) • Fantin-Latour, Henri…

Mont Saint-Michel (France)

Mont Saint-Michel in Art: Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Mont Saint-Michel, brume et soleil 1897 Private collection     Signac, Paul (1863-1935) Mont Saint-Michel, soleil couchant 1897 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas     See also: • France | Islands | Normandie

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud

Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud Founded: 1101 Closed: 1792 Style: Romanesque, Gothic, Classical Location: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France Burials: • Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204) • Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) • Richard I, King of England (1157-1199) Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine and…

Santa Maria Maggiore (Roma)

Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore Papale Arcibasilica Maggiore Arcipretale Liberiana di Santa Maria Maggiore Groundbreaking: 432 Construction started: 435 Completed: 1743 Designated as World Heritage Site: 1980 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00100 Roma, Italia Website: https://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/index_en.html Burials:…

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milano)

Basilica e Convento Domenicano di Santa Maria delle Grazie UNESCO World Heritage Site Completed: 1497 Location: Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie 2, 20123 Milano Refettorio del convento di Santa Maria delle Grazie Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519): L’Ultima Cena (1498) Burials:…

Alte Nationalgalerie (Berlin)

Old National Gallery Founded: 1861 Location: Museum Island, Berlin Website: https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/alte-nationalgalerie/home/ Collection: • Manet, Édouard (1832-1883): Dans la serre (1878-79) • Manet, Édouard (1832-1883): Maison à Rueil (1882) • Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919): En été, la Bohémienne (1868) See also: • Berlin (Germany) | Museums