Musée national de la Marine
Paris
Exhibition
The Navy and Its Painters: Four Centuries of Art and Power
From the 17th century onwards, the assertion of sovereign power also manifested through the arts. While the specificity of the marine painting genre, linked to landscape, imparted a new perception of the sea, ships, and maritime environments, painters were mobilized across the ages to glorify the images of the Navy an...
Paris
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13 May 2026 to 02 August 2026
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From the 17th century onwards, the assertion of sovereign power also manifested through the arts. While the specificity of the marine painting genre, linked to landscape, imparted a new perception of the sea, ships, and maritime environments, painters were mobilized across the ages to glorify the images of the Navy an...
In the context of the 400th anniversary of the Navy in 2026, the National Museum of the Navy invites you to view through a fresh lens the painters of the 17th to 20th centuries, who were witnesses to the evolution of th...
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Since the 17th century, the assertion of sovereign power is also expressed through the arts.
Confront the artwork with its label to grasp the production context. Identify the scenographic choices that guide the interpretation of the pieces. Recognize the iconographic models that structure the composition. Trace...
Confront the artwork with its label to grasp the production context. Identify the scenographic choices that guide the interpretation of the pieces. Recognize the iconographic models that structure the composition. Trace the evolution of a...
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From the 17th century onwards, the assertion of sovereign power also manifested through the arts. While the specificity of the marine painting genre, linked to landscape, imparted a new perception of the sea, ships, and maritime environments, painters were mobilized across the ages to glorify the images of the Navy an. From the 17th century onwards, the assertion of sovereign power also manifested through the arts.
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Since the 17th century, the assertion of sovereign power is also expressed through the arts. Confront the artwork with its label to grasp the production context. Identify the scenographic choices that guide the interpretation of the pieces.
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On Expo Paris, The Navy and Its Painters: Four Centuries of Art and Power is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée national de la Marine, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to Contemporary art.
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For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
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Theme: Contemporary art.
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