Dimanche 19 mai 2019
Last update on 2/11/2016
Last update on 2/11/2016
The latest news in the History of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the 1930's
Following the departure of Xavier Salmon for the Département des Arts Graphiques at the Musée du Louvre, his successor as director of heritage and collections at the château in Fontainebleau was recently appointed. Vincent Droguet, Conservateur (...)
1. The Château de Fontainebleau during the Third Art History Festival (2/6/13) Photo : Didier Rykner 3/6/13 - Festival d'histoire de l'art - Fontainebleau - Under unexpectedly sunny skies after weeks of rain (ill. 1), the third art history (...)
Last Saturday, 22 September 2012, the Hôtel de Ventes in Troyes (Boisseau, Pomez, Boisseau) auctioned off the furniture from the château de Plancy-l'Abbaye, a sad event as always in this type of sale which leaves a residence bare, particularly so (...)
Marie Antoinette's Turkish boudoir at Fontainebleau was created in 1777 . Since then its decor has been entirely preserved and will soon be restored. The furniture, separated and scattered elsewhere during the Revolution, was replaced by other (...)
Following the article on the restoration of the Bourdoir Turc at Fontainebleau and the fundraiser launched by the château, we received these two letters below. The first is by Xavier Salmon, director of heritage and collections at the château in (...)
The second edition of the Festival de l'histoire de l'art held at Fontainebleau on 1st, 2 and 3 June proved once again to be a huge success, drawing large crowds. We had described last year's in detail (see here) and we do not need to repeat at (...)
Not much respect was shown for Henri IV three years ago during the restoration of the Cour des Offices carried out by the Monuments Historiques under the supervision of the chief architect Jacques Moulin. Although the damage is still very much (...)
