Money in art
The exhibition covers more than 20 centuries of art history on the theme of the complex relationship between Art and Money, from Antiquity and its myths to today.
From the fifteenth century, when representations of metallic coins and scenes of transactions in painting multiplied, to the twentieth century, when a more intrusive reflection on the mechanisms of money appeared, through the nineteenth century, which saw its art economy disrupted by the birth of impressionism and the prominent role of the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, the imagination produced by artists about money is rich and permanent.
The visitor will discover several themes such as "Luxury and poverty", "The world of finance", "What does the artist sell?
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