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of the lesser-known gems of Paris is the Jacquemart André Museum. The museum
was the home of a banker (Édouard André) and his wife (Nélie Jacquemart), a
society painter. Their home was completed in 1875, and together they built an
impressive collection of art to fill it.
Listing
the artists in the collection would take half a page—and, to think, I would
settle for one Botticelli—but the house itself is also a work of art. We visited the museum with our friend
Shirley, and savored both the artwork and the food (quiche, salad, and desserts) in the museum’s café beneath
a Tiepolo ceiling. (Édouard and Nélie imported the ceiling fresco from Italy.)
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| The ceiling in the tearoom. |
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| Kevin, Shirley, and I soaked up the atmosphere. |
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The cafe/tearoom at the museum.
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