From the Vine to the Glass. Balzac's Wine

Maison de Balzac musée et bibliothèque, 47, rue Raynouard

Omnipresent in 19th-century society, wine is a recurring motif in Balzac's work: it tells an era, reveals social ambitions and accompanies pleasures as well as excesses. The exhibition “From the Vine to the Glass. Balzac's Wine,” presented by the Maison de Balzac, highlights this abundant presence of wine in Balzac’s universe.\n\nAcross more than 80 works and objects (paintings, engravings, posters, winery equipment, or tableware), the exhibition illuminates Balzac's reflections on viticulture and the place of wine in the art of living in the French style, from everyday moments to grand occas…