Paris, Montmartre, Moulin de la Galette (interior)

Some of the Montmartre painters did more than paint the exterior of this cabaret. As regulars, more or less habitués, they were familiar with the activities developed inside it.

Alguns dos pintores de Montmartre não se limitaram a pintar o exterior deste cabaret. Como frequentadores, mais ou menos habituais, conheciam bem as actividades que nele se desenvolviam.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)-'bal au moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas

Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866-1932)-'bal au moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas-(1890-1891)

Ramon Casas i Carbó (1866-1932)-'moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas-1904

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)-'moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas-1889   Chicago-Art Institute

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)-'moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas-1900   Bilbao-Museo Guggenheim

Paris, Montmartre, Moulin de la Galette

In the 19th century Montmartre was a rural area on the outskirts of Paris with vineyards, cultivated fields and windmills for the grinding of cereals for bread making. By the end of the century, one of them became famous when it was transformed into a place for dance and light meals.


Montmartre era no séc. XIX uma zona rural da periferia de Paris com vinhas, campos de cultura e moinhos de vento destinados à farinação dos cereais para fabrico de pão. Um deles tornou-se célebre no final do século ao ser transformado em local de dança e de refeições ligeiras.

Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853-1890)-'moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas-1886

Paul François Quinsac (1858-1932)-'moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas

Émile Élisée Maclet (1881)-'moulin de la Galette under snow'-oil on canvas

Maurice Utrillo Valdon (1883-1955)-'moulin de la Galette'-oil on canvas

Ludovic Piette (1826-1878)-'Rue Lepic (moulin de la Galette)'-oil on canvas