Above: Naissance de Vénus (The Birth of Venus), by Alexandre Cabanel, 1881. Painting historical, religious and mythical works in the academic style was preferred by the art establishment.
The Salon and public loved his work, and he had dozens of pupils, many of whom went on to successful careers, such as Pierre Auguste Cot, Henri Gervex, Aristide Maillol and Henri Regnault.
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Artwork inside Musée d'Orsay ...
... 1 Madame Rimsky-Korsakov, by Franz Winterhalter, 1864.
... 2 The Source, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1856.
... 3 The Musée d'Orsay clock, by Victor Laloux, 1900. Still working.
... 4 Les Quatre Parties du Monde, by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.
... 5 La Danse, by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1868.
... 6 A copy of the Statue of Liberty that was sent as a gift to America, brought here in 2012 after residing in the Jardin du Luxembourg.
7 and 8 show outside the Musée d'Orsay, and a picture around 1900 when it was still a train station.
9 and 10 show views along the Champs-Élysées.
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