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.
116 136 artists referenced in French museums
MICHEL Félix (peintre)
PETITJEAN Hippolyte (auteur)
PHELIPPES-BEAULIEUX Emmanuel
Piranesi Giambattista (1720-1778)
VIALA Eugène (graveur)
Loukomski Georgi Greskentiévitch ou Georges (1884-1954)
Marjolin René (1812-1895)
SAINT-AUBIN Augustin de
Toudouze Anaïs (née Colin) (1822-1899)
Trinquart Antoine René (1814-1871)
DUPRE Jules
HUGOT Jean
Villard (éditeur)
BRASCASSAT Jacques-Raymond (peintre)
Bouroux Paul Adrien (1878-1967)
Chaplain Jules-Clément (1839-1909)
LANGERON Paul (potier);manufacture de Pont-des-Vernes (fabricant)
LENOIR Alexandre;PERCIER Charles
Manufacture de cristaux du Creusot (verrier)
Noury Jacques (1747-1832)
Philippe Ier l'Arabe (0204?-0249;empereur romain)
VARENNE Henri
Vuillard Édouard (1868-1940)
Boberg Gustave Ferdinand (1860-1946)
Cartier-Bresson Henri (1908-2004);Fèvre Georges (1930-2007)
Clouet Jean (148?-1540)
Kisling Moïse (1891-1951)
Mayer Frères et Pierson (-)
Parrocel Etienne (1696-1775)
Pellerin (imprimeur, éditeur)
BRIL école des
CARRACCI Ludovico
Charles L'Hôpital et Cie (-)
MATHEY Paul
Prunier Marcel (1894-1980);Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
Rogat Emile (1799-1852)
SIMART Pierre Charles
BARBIERI Giovanni Francesco
Dietrich ou Dietricy Christian Wilhem Ernst (1712-1774);Dietrich ou Dietricy Christian Wilhem Ernst (1712-1774)
Flandres Simone des (19..-?)
Fontaine Edmé Adolphe (1814-1883)
G.I. (-)
GUERRA Giovanni
Merson Luc-Olivier (1846-1920)
Baudichon René (1878-1963)
Clausel Alexandre (1802-1884)
Erró (1932-....)
GORIN Jean (dit);GORIN Jean-Albert (patronyme)
Imagerie Pellerin (imprimeur, éditeur)
Montagny Jean-Pierre (1789-1862)
PALMA Antonio
REDOUTE Pierre Joseph
Sarrabezolles Carlo (1888-1971)
Akagi Kojiro 赤木 曠児郎 (1934-2021)
BUONARROTI Michelangelo (école);anonyme
Laplace Cédric (1977-....)
Le Charivari (-);Cham (Amédée Charles de Noé dit) (1819-1879);Destouches Pierre Louis Hippolyte (1801-);Martinet (imprimeur-libraire) (-)
MULLER Charles Louis
Rembrandt (1606-1669) (graveur)
Bacard Fils (Paul Bacard dit) (1845-1900)
Borrel Valentin Maurice (1804-1882)
Boutin Emile
Chagall Marc (1887-1985);TERIADE (éditeur)
DAUZATS Adrien
Gaildrau Jules (1816-1898)
Gudin Théodore (1802-1880)
Lombardi Charles
PEYNOT Emile Edmond
PUECH Denys (dessinateur)
Aubry (éditeur, imprimeur)
COCHIN Charles Nicolas
DUPERAC Etienne
Dujardin Karel (1622-1678)
FORT Léon (attribué à)
LOUIS XVI (émetteur)
Manufacture de Creil
Morand Albert (1859-)
Pellerin (éditeur, imprimeur)
Vernet Carle (1758-1836);Delpech François Seraphin (1778-1825)
Wentzel Jean Frédéric (1807-1869) (lithographe, éditeur)
Bonnerot Gustave Valentin (1860-1910)
CANINI Giovanni Angelo
Cros Henry (César Isidore Henri Cros, dit) (1840-1907)
FORT Siméon
Feuillet Maurice (1873-1968)
Larger Louis (-)
PLANTARD André;manufacture de Sèvres
Picasso Pablo (Pablo Ruiz Blasco Picasso y Lopez, dit) (1881-1973)
ROBILLARD André
Séchas Alain (1955-....)
WLERICK Robert
ZUCCHI Jacopo
Bouchot Frédéric (1798-);Aubert (Imprimeur lithographe, éditeur) (-);Aubert (Imprimeur lithographe, éditeur) (-)
CHUBAC Albert
Chaplin Charles Joshua (1825-1891)
Gallé Émile (1846-1904)
HAWKE Peter (dessinateur)
Ixil (population)
LACOUR E (phototypie)
ROCHEBRUNE Octave Guillaume de (dessinateur, graveur)
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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.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.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.