Amiens Before and During the War

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II.—Suite of early 16th century pictures of the Amiens School.

III.—Collections of the City (acquired and given by the State).

IV.—Collections of the brothers Lavalard, given in 1890 to the City and comprising 371 pictures, including several very fine works of the French, Spanish, and Flemish schools.

1.—Paintings by Puvis de Chavannes:

These paintings decorate the walls of the grand staircase leading to the first floor, and the gallery on the first floor known as the Puvis de Chavannes Gallery.

1. Walls of the Grand Staircase:

Work and Repose.

Ave Picardia Nutrix (1865)—photos, [p. 41].

Pro Patria Ludus (1882), one of the artist’s masterpieces painted while he was at his very best.

2. Puvis de Chavannes Gallery: