Painting, Salt Museum, Great Saltworks, Salins-les-Bains

Town of Salins-les-Bains blessed by Jesus and Saints, oil painting, 1629, by Nicolas Richard, in the Introductory Room of the Museum of Salt or Musee du Sel, designed by architects Malcotti-Roussey and opened May 2009, in the Great Saltworks at Salins-les-Bains, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The painting measures 4x2m and was originally exhibited in the former Musee Max Claudet. It is displayed in a specially made temperature controlled cabinet. It demonstrates the importance of the Great Saltworks to the town in the 17th century. 15th century saltworks were replaced by industrial buildings in the 18th century, where saline water was pumped from underground wells and evaporated to form salt. Saline water was also piped from here from 1780 until 1895 through 21km of wood then cast iron pipes to the Royal Saltworks or Saline Royale at Arc-et-Senans to be processed. The saltworks at Salins-les-Bains ceased production in 1962 and are now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13437562

Media ID

45129522

Size

3986px x 1824px (2.9MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen