Patrick Bade
Exploring the Marais, Part 1
Summary
In the first of two lectures exploring the historic Parisian district of the Marais, we look at two museums housed in aristocratic mansions. The Musée Cognacq-Jay is like a miniature version of the Frick or the Wallace Collection and displays paintings and furniture collected by the proprietors of the department store La Samaritaine. The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature offers a magical meditation on the relationship between man and the natural world with works of art from different periods.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.