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Émile Molinier

1857 – 1906

French art historian

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Lived 1857 – 1906 (aged 49). Émile Molinier was a French art historian and librarian.

Émile Molinier (26 April 18575 May 1906) was a 19th-century French curator and art historian.

Career Following his elder brother Auguste, Émile Molinier studied at the École Nationale des Chartes. He wrote a thesis on medieval history entitled Étude sur la vie d'Ernoul, sire d'Audrehem, maréchal de France which earned him the archivist paleographer degree in 1879.

He first worked at the before joining the Louvre, where he served as curator of the newly created art objects department. He published books on stained glass, ceramics, enamels and furniture and organized major exhibitions, including the Exposition Rétrospective held at the Petit Palais in 1900. A specialist of French decorative art, he wrote the first catalog of the Wallace Collection at the time of its opening.

Selected works 1882: Chronique normande du XIVe siècle, (editor, with Auguste Molinier) 1882: Catalogue de la collection Timbal, (in collab.) 1883: Étude sur la vie d'Arnoul d'Audrehem, maréchal de France, 1302-1370 1883: Les Majoliques italiennes en Italie 1884: Les Della Robbia, leur vie et leur œuvre, d'après des documents inédits, suivi d'un catalogue de l'œuvre des Della Robbia en Italie et dans les principaux musées de l'Europe, (in collab.) 1885: Dictionnaire des émailleurs, depuis le moyen âge jusqu'à la fin du XVIII, 1886: Le Château de Fontainebleau au XVIIe siècle, d'après des documents inédits, (in collaboration with Eugène Müntz) 1888: La Céramique italienne au XVe siècle, 1888: Le Trésor de la basilique de Saint-Marc à Venise, 1889: Venise, ses arts décoratifs, ses musées et ses collections 1891: L'Émaillerie, Hachette, series "" 1894: Benvenuto Cellini 1896: Catalogue des ivoires 1897: Histoire générale des arts appliqués à l'industrie du Ve à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, (codir. Et collab.) 1902: Le mobilier français du XVIIe et du XVIIIe 1890-1891 L'Art. Revue bi-mensuelle illustrée (director and chief editor)

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Birth century
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Education
École des chartes
Positions held
Editor-in-chief
Employers
École du Louvre
Awards
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Emile Molinier

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Émile Molinier?

French art historian (1857–1906)

When was Émile Molinier born?

Émile Molinier was born on 26 April 1857 in Nantes.

When did Émile Molinier die?

Émile Molinier died on 5 May 1906 in Paris.

What was Émile Molinier's occupation?

Émile Molinier was an art historian and librarian.

What nationality was Émile Molinier?

Émile Molinier was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Émile Molinier

· Wikidata: Q3588664

· DBpedia: Émile Molinier

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