Philippe Cognée (Né en 1957)

With numerous preemptions of objets d'art connected with his family, a new chapter of history is being written for "Le Roi des Français." Welcome to the gallery of the Orléans.

The great masters will be honored: after "Manet/Degas" and "Matisse. "Le tournant des années 30" (March-July), the last months of Van Gogh and the links between Modigliani and his dealer Paul Guillaume will be explored in the fall. Also noteworthy spotlights: Louis Janmot, Claude Rutault and Philippe Cognée.

Every year in December, the Rennes-based company, managed by Florent Paumelle, hosts its traditional exhibition of "Small Formats and Works on Paper". A selection of serigraphs, acrylics or drawings by the gallery's artists, from Vera Molnar to Philippe Cognée, also available online.

Versailles is seeking to move away from its Bourbon-centric image to shed light on the transformations of the 19th century.

Émile Friant met up again with Madame Paul in 1899 and produced this fine piece of 1900 painting, acclaimed anew.

One of the great French figures of the pastry world, whose stores in Paris, London and Tokyo are always full, also has an appetite for art.

Saint James the Great is a sensual interlude in the art of Champaigne (1602-1674), a portraitist who found favor at court and became a painter of the New Testament after 1640.

Mobiles were a natural part of Philippe Hiquily's lifelong explorations of balance.

The Director of the Fesch Palace Museum, curator of Ajaccio’s museums and authority on 16th-century Italian painting has written a fascinating book on Napoleon’s tastes, from Jacques-Louis David to the Trianon and the secrets of the Empire style.

This instrument straight out of the 18th century contributed to the lifestyle of Marie-Antoinette’s time.