I finally made it to Musée Gustave Moreau today! The symbolist painter is known for his mythological fantasies and jewel - like painting. His 'town house' (don't make them like that any more...) has the most magnificent Art Nouveau staircase I have ever seen! The major surprise to me, however, is the vast collection of more than 1000 oils, watercolours and 7000 drawings in the museum. The house itself is decorated with visual excess and an idiosyncratic sense for the exotic. I will make the effort again to come to this museum on my next visit to Paris!
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