For the first time in the history of the Musée du Louvre, Cenni di Pepo, known as Cimabue, a major painter of the pre-Renaissance period in Italy, is the focus of an exhibition devoted entirely to his work. Considered as one of the most influential artists of the 13th century, the Italian painter and his unique pictorial vision revolutionized Western painting. By seeking to represent the world, objects and bodies as they exist, and emotions as they manifest themselves, Cimabue contributed to the renewal of Christian painting, departing from Byzantine art and introducing into his works a naturalism that was surprising for its time.

Entitled "Revoir Cimabue" ("A New Look at Cimabue"), this new retrospective presents some forty works based around two paintings, Maestà and Christ Mocked.

The second is a panel rediscovered in France in 2019, restored and then classified as a national treasure. It is now in the collections of the Louvre.

The first, restored in 2024, symbolizes Cimabue's renewal of religious iconography. Its restoration has made it possible to rediscover and highlight the variety and subtlety of the colors, from the blue of the Virgin's dress to the gold of the halos, which reflect light like a mirror.

The exhibition explores part of the work of Duccio di Boninsegna, a Sienese painter strongly influenced by Cimabue, of whom he is said to have been a student. The presentation of Cimabue's dyptique - a first - enables us to better identify the influences that guided Duccio's hand in the creation of his own Maestà, commissioned by the city of Siena at the dawn of the 14th century.

Finally, the presentation of the Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata by Giotto, a talented disciple of Cimabue, fully reveals the legacy left by the master. Originally intended to occupy the same location as the Maestà in the Louvre - the tramezzo of Pisa's San Francesco church - this painting is a manifesto of Cimabue's influence on Western painting, marking and inspiring a new generation of artists long after his death in 1302.

As a preview of the reopening of all its galleries in June 2025, the Grand Palais is presenting an exhibition dedicated to the poetic and sensitive work of Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota.

Born in Osaka in 1972 and now living in Berlin, Chiharu Shiota is world-renowned for her monumental installations of interlacing wool yarn. These giant canvases often envelop objects from her everyday life and invite the viewer on a majestic, dreamlike journey. Her protean creations explore the notions of temporality, movement and dreams, demanding a dual engagement from the viewer, both mental and physical.

This exhibition brings together for the first time the three paintings by Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán (1590-1664) depicting Saint Francis of Assisi standing mummified.  These works are held by the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

This winter, with the support of Art Exhibitions China, the Musée Guimet is taking visitors on a journey to the heart of Chang'an, the glorious, cosmopolitan capital of the Tang dynasty (618-907).

A cultural and commercial crossroads on the Silk Roads, this sprawling city was the largest in the world in the 8th century.

More than 200 millenia-old exceptional works of art loaned by numerous museums in China's provinces invite visitors to discover this city of wonders, frequented by thousands of merchants, pilgrims, scholars, musicians, artists, craftsmen and court aristocrats from all over the empire and beyond.