Nestled into one of the most picturesque nooks in Paris is the Musée Delacroix. Dedicated to the great French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix it was also his last studio and home. As he was getting older, the man that believed in the large historical paintings health began to fail. Commissioned to paint three frescos in the Eglise Saint Sulpice he moved his studio and home from the Rue Notre Dame de Lorette to the Place de Fürstenberg.
On December 28, 1857 he moved and wrote in his journal: "My apartment is decidedly charming". Within just a few blocks of Saint Sulpice he would until 1861 spent all his time working on the three paintings he said would eventually kill him. Less than two years later on August 13, 1863 Delacroix took his last breath in his sweet apartment in Saint Germain des Pres.
In 1865 another master painter moved into his former atelier. Claude Monet spent a few short months staying with fellow artist Frédéric Bazille. Many many years later, another group of artists joined together to open the former studio and home into L'Atelier Delacroix. In 1971 it became a national museum and later attached to the Musée du Louvre.
Yet another wonderful thing about your ticket to the Louvre, it will also get you into the Musée Delacroix within 24 hours of your visit for FREE. It is a small museum and can be a quick visit, but make sure to visit his former atelier and take some time to sit in the lovely garden to take it all in.
Check out their website and upcoming expeditions. The permanent collection changes frequently so if you have gone before, make sure to make another visit if you love Delacroix as much as me.
