Artists in France’s museums — complete directory
This directory lists over 50,000 artists — painters, sculptors, engravers, photographers, ceramists — whose works are stored in labeled "Museum of France" collections and referenced in the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture. Search for an artist by name to access all their works.
20 000 artists referenced in French museums
BOIT Charles
BONACCORSI Piero (école)
BONNART (graveur, éditeur)
BOTTICELLI Sandro (dit, école);FILIPEPI Alessandro Mariano (école);anonyme
BOUCHAUD Jean
BOURDON Sébastien (attribué à)
BREUIL Georges
BRONGNIART Alexandre (auteur de la forme);manufacture de Sèvres
BUSSON Charles
Basset André (17..?-1787) (imprimeur, éditeur)
Baude Éric (19..-....)
Bazaine Jean (1904-2001)
Bec Gilles Charles Roger (1955-1996)
Belle Clément (1722-1806)
Bellet du Poisat Alfred (1823-1883)
Berchet (1949-2005)
Bergman Anna Eva (1909-1987)
Blanchet-Magon Louis (1852-1901) (dessinateur);Imagerie Pellerin (imprimeur, éditeur)
Boespflug Bernard (1963- u2026.)
Boltanski Christian (1944-2021)
Bonnassieux Jean-Marie (1810-1892) (sculpteur)
Boutibonnes Philippe (1938-....)
Brassaï (1899-1984)
Brouardel Laure (1852-1935)
Béchet Mme (active vers 1960)
C P A
CABIE Louis
CALIARI Paolo;VERONESE (dit) (attribué à)
CANTAGALLINA Remigio
CARPI Girolamo da (attribué à)
CASEAUX Pierre (inventeur)
CASTAING Henri Joseph
CASTELNAU Alexandre Eugène
CAVELIER Pierre Jules
CESARI D'ARPINO Giuseppe (d'après);anonyme
CHASERAY E (éditeur)
CHAUVEL Théophile Narcisse
CHEDEL Quentin Pierre
CHIFFLOT Jules Léon (architecte)
CICERI Pierre Luc Charles
COLLAERT Hans I (graveur);VOS Marten de (inventeur)
COMTE Edouard
CONSTANCE II (dit);FLAVIUS JULIUS VALERIUS CONSTANTIUS (émetteur)
COUSIN Jean le Père
CRANACH Lucas le Vieux (graveur)
CRAUK Gustave (dit);CRAUK Adolphe Désiré (sculpteur)
CROSS Henri Edmond
Cabuchet Émilien (1819-1902)
Cail Evelyne (1939-2019)
Calcagni Victoire-Elisabeth (1899 - 1969)
Casadesus Béatrice (1942-....)
Cassatt Mary (1844-1926)
Christofle Charles
Claustre Martin (attribué à)
Clavé Antoni (1913-2005)
Colle Alphonse (1857-1935)
Corneille Michel-Ange (1642-1708) (attribué à)
Courtois Gustave (1853-1923)
DARRAS C
A B (dessinateur, d'après);Nougarède Georges (éditeur)
ACQUA Cesare Dell
AMBIENS (émetteur)
AMMAN Jost (attribué à)
APPEL F (éditeur)
APPIANI Andrea
ARNAUD B (imprimeur)
Allouche Dove (1972-....)
Aloïse (1886-1964)
Amado Jean (1922-1995)
Ancely Georges (1847-1919) (photographe);Seguy François (photographe)
Arvernes
Atelier Florence Lobin
Avisse Paul Alexandre (1824-1886);DIETERLE Jules Pierre Michel;manufacture de Sèvres
B. Jacqueline (1928-2020)
BACHELIER Jean-Jacques
BADIOU DE LA TRONCHERE Jacques Joseph Emile (attribué)
BARRAST E (éditeur)
BARTHOLOME Albert
BARTOLO DI FREDI
BASCHET Marcel
BELLANGE Henri (attribué à)
BENNER Jean
BERNAERTS Nicasius
BEROUD Louis
BERTIER Etienne de
BESANCON Antoine
BEUZON Jean Louis (d'après)
BILLECOCQ Jean
BISSON Frères
BLANCHARD Henri Pierre Léon Pharamond
BLOC Frères (éditeur)
BLOEMEN Jan Frans Van;ORIZONTE (dit)
BOBOT Pierre;manufacture de Sèvres
BOCQUET Paul (peintre)
BOHN German von
BOILLY Jules
BOITARD François
BOL Hans
BONACCORSI Piero (atelier)
BONVIN François (peintre)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
More than 50,000 artists are listed in the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture. This directory covers all creators — painters, sculptors, engravers, photographers — whose at least one work is held in a museum labeled « Musée de France ».
Use the search bar and type the artist's name. You will access their profile with a list of all their works held in French museums, the names of the museums, and the covered fields.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), published under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). It is regularly updated as museums conduct inventories.
No. This directory only lists artists with at least one work cataloged in a French museum. It is not an exhaustive directory of all past and present French artists.
Yes. Each artist profile provides access to the works attributed to them in the Joconde database, including information on the technique, creation period, and the holding museum. Digitized works are accompanied by an image.
Yes. The directory includes artists from all eras — from Antiquity to contemporary art — provided that one of their works is held in a labeled museum. Collections from modern art museums and FRACs are also represented.
Yes. All artists whose works are held in French museums are listed, regardless of their nationality. Italian, Flemish, Spanish, German artists, and many others can be found here.
Use the contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source, report them directly to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr, as the data comes from the Joconde database.
Searching by name is the main navigation method. To find artists by discipline, type a term like « painter », « sculptor », « engraver », or « photographer » in the search bar.
Artist profiles display the information available in the Joconde database: birth and death dates, nationality, artistic fields, and the list of listed works. The level of detail varies depending on the artist.