The various restorations continue at the Château de Chantilly, notably in the Grands Appartements, on the first floor of the château, partly installed in the early 18th century by Jean Aubert for Louis-Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Prince de Condé (...)
"Those who did not live in the years around 1789 do not know the pleasure of life". Talleyrand's famous statement to Guizot is perfectly illustrated by Carmontelle, the author of numerous small portraits of the so-called blessed society of the (...)
The Institut de France and Versailles have exchanged two pieces of furniture each on deposit but which will now join the château for which they had been originally commissioned. The first is a bureau plat commissioned in 1715 from André-Charles (...)
The Musée Condé is offering a closer look at its collection of Dutch paintings and drawings for its autumn show. While the latter were entirely catalogued nine years ago, the paintings had not all been published yet. This has now been completed by (...)