Musée Eugène Delacroix
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Turn right onto rue Guénégaud and then left onto rue de Seine and right again onto rue Jacob. Then take a left onto rue de Fürstenburg and the Musée Eugène Delacroix will be on your right at No. 6. This tiny little square is popularly known as Place de Fürstenburg. Charming, with its old-fashioned street lamps and shady tress, it is often used as a film set. Delacroix set up his studio here when he was working on the murals for the Chapel of the Holy Angels in nearby St-Sulpice in 1857, and he continued to live and work here until his death six years later. Not only did he create the wonderful Jacob Wrestling for St Sulpice, he also painted The Entombment of Christ and The Way to Calvary, both of which hang in the museum. The first-floor apartment also contains a portrait of George Sand, a number of self-portraits, as well as studies for planned works. Along with the garden studio, this building is home to regular exhibitions on the artist’s work.
Musée Eugène Delacroix
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Continue to the end of rue de Fürstenburg and the Palais Abbatial of St-Germain-des-Prés will be straight ahead of you at Nos. 1-5 rue de l’Abbaye. This brick-and-stone building was the residence of the abbots of St-Germain-des-Prés from the 16th century until the Revolution. Built in 1586 for Charles de
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