La Jeunesse de la Peinture - Cimabue paves the way: An exceptional loan from the Louvre

A pilot experiment in cultural decentralization, the Petit Palais has been home since 1976 to a collection of over 320 paintings of "Italian primitives" built up by the Marquis Campana, a passionate collector of Italian art in the 19th century. Deposited by the Musée du Louvre on the initiative of Michel Laclotte, the museum's former Chairman and Director, this collection covers a wide range of forms and subjects in Italian painting from the 13th to the 16th century. By its nature and...