Esprit Calvet
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Esprit Calvet was a French
physician
and collector
. In his last will, established in 1810 and canceling his previous testament of 1788, Calvet donated his cabinet of curiosities
, his library and art collections to the city of Avignon
, his birthplace. The donation was accepted by Napoleon I
, 9 April 1811.
Fondation Calvet
The foundation supervises several institutions:
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and collector
Collecting
The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world...
. In his last will, established in 1810 and canceling his previous testament of 1788, Calvet donated his cabinet of curiosities
Cabinet of curiosities
A cabinet of curiosities was an encyclopedic collection in Renaissance Europe of types of objects whose categorical boundaries were yet to be defined. They were also known by various names such as Cabinet of Wonder, and in German Kunstkammer or Wunderkammer...
, his library and art collections to the city of Avignon
Avignon
Avignon is a French commune in southeastern France in the départment of the Vaucluse bordered by the left bank of the Rhône river. Of the 94,787 inhabitants of the city on 1 January 2010, 12 000 live in the ancient town centre surrounded by its medieval ramparts.Often referred to as the...
, his birthplace. The donation was accepted by Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
, 9 April 1811.
Fondation CalvetFondation CalvetLa Fondation Calvet is an art foundation in Avignon, France, named for Esprit Calvet, who left his collections and library to it in 1810. The foundation maintains a museum and a library, with state support...
The foundation supervises several institutions:
- Musée Calvet
- Musée Lapidaire
External links
- Fondation Calvet, official site
- Musée Calvet & Musée Lapidaire, official site