Musée des Augustins (Toulouse, France) : Interior, ribbed vaults spring from top of arch

Creator:

Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel, 1814-1879

Published/Created:

21 rue de Metz, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
ca. 1396-1504 ; 1893-1903 (alteration)

Date Depicted:

2009
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

brick
stone
stucco

Notes:

Toulouse's ecclesiastical buildings suffered the most damage during the French Revolution from 1789, indicating its religious importance under the ancien régime. Alexandre-Louis-Charles-André Du Mège was instrumental in saving medieval sculpture from various buildings that became the basis of the Musée des Augustins, the convent itself being relatively undamaged. On 27th August 1795, the Augustine convent became the Muséum Provisoire du Midi de la République and solemnly opened its doors to the public. The collection consisted of works confiscated during the revolution. The ensemble of these works is presented in the sumptuous setting of the church and the chapter houses of the old convent. They are also displayed in a wing specially built at the end of the 19th century by Denis Darcy, based on the drawings of the architect Viollet-Le-Duc.

Variant Titles:

Couvent des Augustins
Musée des Beaux-arts de Toulouse

Topics:

Architecture -- France -- 14th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 15th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Late Gothic
Nineteenth century

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

1A2-F-T-MA-A14

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architecture; historical buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums; buildings; religious buildings; churches; complexes; religious communities; monasteries

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Six

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2009

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4125

OID:

10078168

PID:

digcoll:1837411