Founder of a dynasty of painters who stole his name, Noël Coypel fell into oblivion for a long time. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes has decided to lift him out of collective amnesia and is organizing the first retrospective devoted exclusively to his work. At the start of his career, Noël Coypel was a painter of large scenery. The Louvre, the Tuileries and even Versailles, the esthete covered the ceilings and altars with angels and Apollo. More than 120 drawings, engravings, paintings and tapestries have been brought together in this exhibition. Come and awaken the work of the painter of the Sun King, from the aphasia from which it suffers.

Did you know?

Noël Coypel died on his birthday, Christmas Eve. Two years earlier, the artist had undertaken the fresco paintings of the church of Les Invalides representing an Assumption of the Virgin. This work caused him a long illness which was fatal to him.

RENNES FINE ARTS MUSEUM
20 Quai Emile Zola, 35000 Rennes
Until May 5, 2024