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16-503: The museum was founded by François-Xavier Fabre , a Montpellier painter, in 1825. Beginning in 2003, the museum underwent a 61.2 million euro renovation, which was completed in January 2007. It is one of the main sights of Montpellier and close to the city's main square, the Place de la Comédie . The museum's national importance is recognised by it being classified as a Musée de France by

32-496: A collection of more than 350 drawings. A legacy of Bruyas of more than 200 works completed his gift in 1877. In 1968, Mme Pierre Sabatier d'Espeyran  [ fr ] in accordance with the will of her husband, a diplomat and great bibliophile, gave to the city their hôtel particulier Hôtel de Lunas  [ fr ] , along with its contents. The structure had been built under the Third Republic . Around 2001,

48-658: A comfortable house and garden in Via della Chiesa #44 in Oltrarno . He was known for his cultivation of Camellias . In 1840, he completed the statue of Michelangelo for the series of prominent Tuscans displayed in niches on the ground floor courtyard of the Uffizi gallery , commissioned in 1836 by the committee established by Vincenzo Batelli . Among his early free-standing statues were Apocrate (1838), La concezione (1858), Amor puro and Amor terreno . He subsequently also made

64-520: A large representation of the luminophiles movement. There is also sculpture. Some of the well-known painters featured in the museum: French : Outside France : 43°36′43″N 3°52′48″E  /  43.612°N 3.880°E  / 43.612; 3.880 Fran%C3%A7ois-Xavier Fabre François-Xavier Fabre (1 April 1766 – 16 March 1837) was a French painter of historical subjects. Born in Montpellier , Fabre

80-439: A number of statues titled Malignant love, Giovinetto cacciatore, Love in ambush, Love with butterfly, Poor Child, "Baccante corcata who is joking with a satirino", The fallen lily, and Prayer of Innocence. In 1865 he completed the monument of Giuseppe Bezzuoli , located in the church of San Miniato al Monte . Santarelli hired the sculptors Pietro Freccia and his brother, Clearco, to work with him until 1847. In 1866 he donated to

96-615: A stipend to study in Rome with Bertel Thorvaldsen . In Rome, he also met with Augustin Dumont . He was a prolific sketch artist and created many plaster models and studies. In 1831, Santarelli collaborated on the stucco decoration for the ballroom of the Meridiana building of Palazzo Pitti , built by Pasquale Poccianti . He was engaged by Poccianti to also complete stuccoes for the Chapel of

112-658: Is now in the Getty Museum . Fabre gained popularity in Florence. The city's Italian aristocrats and tourists were drawn to his elegance, realism, and precision of his portraits. This popularity earned Fabre a place in the Florentine Academy. He became an art teacher, art collector, and art dealer in Florence. Fabre's works include The Dying Saint Sebastian (1789), The Judgment of Paris (1808), and The Death of Narcissus (1814). Among his pupils in Florence

128-639: The French Ministry of Culture . The town of Montpellier was given thirty paintings in 1802 which formed the basis of a modest municipal museum under the Empire , moving between various temporary sites. In 1825, the town council accepted a large donation of works from Fabre and the museum was installed in the refurbished Hôtel de Massillian , officially opened on 3 December 1828. Fabre's generosity led others to follow his example, notably Antoine Valedau who donated his collection of Dutch and Flemish masters to

144-469: The Grand-Dukes of Tuscany. This statue was commissioned by Giovan Vincenzo's son, Leon Battista Alberti, who also commissioned the monument to his famous ancestor of the same name , which is located across the nave and sculpted by Lorenzo Bartolini . He also completed in 1838, a bas-relief for the funerary monument of the painter Francesco Sabatelli . In 1832, he designed the reliefs for the base of

160-528: The Library moved out of the complex, freeing a sizeable area and offering the chance to carry out a major modernisation and enhancement of the building. This took four years and included a whole new wing. The building re-opened in February 2007. On display are ceramics from Greece and the rest of Europe . Furthermore, the museum has a large collection of paintings from the 17th until the 19th century, with

176-573: The Madonna in the sanctuary of Maria Madre di Dio at San Romano, near San Miniato al Tedesco. In Florence, he completed the bas-relief for the tomb of the Countess of Albany in Santa Croce, Florence ; the Countess' statue was completed by Luigi Giovannozzi . Also for pantheon- former church of Santa Croce, Santarelli in 1836 sculpted the monument to Giovan Vincenzo Alberti , former minister to

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192-421: The city. On the death of Fabre in 1837, a legacy of more than a hundred pictures and drawings completed the collection. In 1864, Jules Bonnet-Mel, an art collector from Pézenas , bequeathed 400 drawings and 28 paintings. In 1868, Alfred Bruyas gave the works from his private gallery to the city. He is credited with having moved the museum collection into the modern era. In 1870, Jules Canonge, from Nîmes , gave

208-580: The monument to Pietro Leopoldo erected in Pisa. The artist and patron François-Xavier Fabre commissioned from Santarelli an Immaculate Conception for the cathedral of Montpellier . Fabre would designate Santarelli as heir to his collections of drawings from artists from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. This collection is now in possession of the Uffizi Museum. In 1837 Santarelli was able to buy

224-579: The town, forming the basis of the Musée Fabre . Fabre began his training in Montpellier's art academy, where he spent several years prior to joining Jacques-Louis David's studio in Paris. His studies were paid for by the financier and art collector, Philippe-Laurent de Joubert. Philippe-Laurent was the father of Laurent-Nicolas de Joubert. Fabre painted a portrait of Laurent-Nicolas de Joubert, which

240-479: Was Emilio Santarelli . Emilio Santarelli Emilio Santarelli (1 August 1801- 29 October 1889) was an Italian sculptor active mainly in Florence. He was born in Florence to Giovanni Antonio Santarelli, who worked as an engraver of cameo jewelry. He enrolled in 1814 at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence , where he took classes with Francesco Carradori and Stefano Ricci (sculptor) . In 1824, he won

256-871: Was a pupil of Jacques-Louis David , and made his name by winning the Prix de Rome in 1787. During the French Revolution , Fabre went to live in Florence , becoming a member of the Florentine Academy , where he taught painting. The friends he made in Italy included the dramatist, Vittorio Alfieri , whose widow, Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern , Countess of Albany, he is said to have married. On Louise's death in 1824, he inherited her fortune, which he used to found an art school in his home town. On his own death, he bequeathed his own art collection to

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