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Perhaps because it is located in the street almost next to Champs-E\u0301lyse\u0301es that the crowd swarms the touristy shopping avenue, but Muse\u0301e Jacquemart-Andre\u0301<\/a> bestows a contrasting picture despite being in the same arrondissement. The museum, whose personality spells finesse and profusion, is one of the best kept secrets of Paris.<\/p>\n

Entering a huge Parisian door, I found myself walking upward a semi-circle path. A vast, symmetrical, neo-classical mansion that an aristocrat E\u0301douard Andre\u0301 and his wife Ne\u0301lie Jacquemart formerly resided stood tall and grand before me.<\/p>\n

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The mansion is a celebration of art at the time and the masters from the era before. Whether in the curved grand salon or the tapestry room, no details were overlooked \u2013 I would say the Andre\u0301s and their architect Henri Parent were obsessed with perfection. The music room, with four-sided crimson brocade walls commemorating the Second Empire style, would be transformed to a ballroom on the party evenings, while the orchestra would perform on the balcony above.<\/p>\n

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This double-storey mansion houses Dutch, French, and English artworks on the first floor, where you can stumble upon the pieces of prominent artists such as Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Fragonard, and Boucher among many others. The Italian paintings including those by Botticelli, Uccello, and Bellini are upstairs, along with sublime sculptures, which were personally arranged by Ne\u0301lie according to their harmony. Apart from the layout that is sharply different from the grand museums, you can still very much sense the strong passion and devotion carefully put into the spaces.<\/p>\n

The unrivaled highlight of the mansion is the ever-elegant winter garden, which is showered with, through the glass canopy, abundant natural light that changes according to the time of the day and the season. The life-sized mirror and the statue in front adorn the side wall. The foyer, paved with marble, leads to the august double helix marble and iron staircase, an engineering and architectural wonder. The Italian influence is obvious with complete balance and symphonic composition. As if that is not enough, Tiepolo\u2019s frescoes await you at the top of the staircase. This masterpiece winter garden praises the refined taste of E\u0301douard as well as the talent of Henri Parent.<\/p>\n

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Despite the Andre\u0301\u2019s massive art collection, the noticeably small yet charming bedrooms bestow an intimate atmosphere of a private home, preoccupied by the dedicated art loving couple. After E\u0301douard passed away, Ne\u0301lie, faithful to her husband\u2019s philanthropic and original objective, continued to amass the collection and bequeathed their home to the Institut de France to display their lifetime treasure to the public.<\/p>\n

For a perfect visit, treat yourself to a cup of tea or a Sunday brunch in their original dining room, one of the most beautiful in all of La Ville Lumie\u0300re.<\/p>\n

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