The Musée d'Orsay continues its partnership with the Collège de France, offering teachers a unique insight into its collections.
As part of the cycle Orsay vu par le Collège de France, paleoanthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin and curator Servane Dargniesde Vitry work together to explore Fernand Cormon'sCain . This monumental painting, produced in 1880, offers fertile ground for exchanges between art history and prehistory, shedding light on representations of "early man" in the 19th century.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm in the Musée d'Orsay auditorium.
Speakers
- Jean-Jacques Hublin, Chair of Paleoanthropology, Collège de France
- Servane Dargnies-de Vitry, Curator of Painting, Musée d'Orsay.
