Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras

Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras
	Location within France
Established	1825
Location	Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Coordinates	50°21′27″N 3°31′51″E / 50.35756944°N 3.530763889°E
Visitors	36,415 (2003) 52,467 (2004) 29,533 (2005) 28,265 (2006) 28,328 (2007)

The Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras is located in the old Abbey of St. Vaast in Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Collection

Some of the works that are displayed are:

Triptyque de l'Adoration de l’Enfant Jésus, Jehan Bellegambe, oil on wood (1528)
Saint François recevant les stigmates, Peter Paul Rubens, oil on canvas (1615)
Présentation de la Vierge au temple, Philippe de Champaigne, oil on canvas (carton de tapisserie)
Mort de Caton, Charles Le Brun, oil on canvas (1646)
Achille partant au combat après la mort de Patrocle, oil on canvas, James Durno.
Portrait d'une jeune femme, huile sur toile, Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou, (1803).
Disciples et saintes femmes relevant le corps de St Etienne pour l’ensevelir, Eugène Delacroix.
Saulaie à Sainte Catherine, près d'Arras, Camille Corot, (vers 1855)
La Bénédiction des blés en Artois, Jules Breton, oil on canvas (1857)
Un Mousquetaire, Jan van Beers, oil on canvas (1874)
La glaneuse, Jules Breton, oil on canvas (1877)
La Grand'Place d'Arras, un jour de marché, Charles Desavary, oil on canvas (1878)
Le peintre Désiré Dubois peignant en plein air, Constant Dutilleux, oil on canvas

Sculptures include:

The most notable of the collection of art objects are:

The angels of Humbert and the angels of Saudemont date from 1260-1270 with a height of 1.30m, gold-plated matte and gloss for those Saudemont. These are fine examples of the quality of medieval sculpture in northern France. They are classified as historical monuments since 29 November 1958. The originals are in the museum, while copies are contained in one of the chapels of Saudemont and the Humbert church.
Medieval funerary mask.