Jules Joseph LefebvreFrench, 1836–1911Truth
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- In this state since
- Sep 29, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
The Truth is an 1870 oil-on-canvas painting by the French painter Jules Joseph Lefebvre. It is on display in the Musée d'Orsay, in Paris, where it has been displayed since 1982.
The Truth was exhibited during the 1870 Salon and was bought by the French state in 1871.
Particulars
- Accession number
- RF 1981 29
Sources
- Wikidata · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Musée d'Orsay — Jules Lefebvre · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
