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Published on 05 April 2024

Apollo’s Chariot at Versailles Restored to its Former Glory

After spending 14 months in the Coubertin Foundry, the most famous fountain in the gardens of Versailles is back where it belongs in the Grande Perspective...

Apollo’s Chariot at Versailles Restored to its Former Glory - Cultural Heritage

Published on 15 March 2024

Giorgio Vasari and Sir John Soane In the Alain Moatti Library

Alain Moatti (1939-2023) was an erudite antiquarian and a tireless curiosity seeker, renowned in particular for his knowledge of bronzes and majolica....

Giorgio Vasari and Sir John Soane In the Alain Moatti Library - Pre-sale

Cultural Heritage

Published on 25 January 2024

The Braquenié Fabric Workshop Celebrates its 200th Anniversary

Created in 1824, Braquenié was acquired by Maison Pierre Frey in 1991. Known for its Indian prints and elaborate patterns, it is still seducing and...

The Braquenié Fabric Workshop Celebrates its 200th Anniversary - Cultural Heritage

Published on 19 January 2024

E is for Embroidery of the 17th and 18th Centuries

After the destruction wrought by the wars of religion, embroidery lavishly rose from the ashes under the impetus of royal power, which aimed to make...

E is for Embroidery of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Glossary

Published on 15 December 2023

Revealing Horace Vernet at Versailles

The Chateau of Versailles is restoring the official history painter to his rightful place. The heir to a long line of artists and a friend of Géricault,...

Revealing Horace Vernet at Versailles - Analyses

Published on 27 October 2023

The Library of Versailles: Rare Books, Precious Bindings and Amazing Fakes

The treasures of the Central Library of Versailles are on display in the elegant reception galleries of the former French Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

The Library of Versailles: Rare Books, Precious Bindings and Amazing Fakes - Exhibitions

Published on 09 March 2023

Xavier Veilhan: An Artist of the Collective

For the past 12 years, the French artist has been working as part of a team in his stylish, multi-functional Paris studio, where exchanges are plentiful...

Xavier Veilhan: An Artist of the Collective - Artist Studio

Cultural Heritage

Published on 10 February 2023

The Musée Lambinet, Another Versailles

The Lambinet family’s former hôtel particulier (urban mansion), which serves as a history, painting, sculpture and decorative arts museum since 1932,...

The Musée Lambinet, Another Versailles - Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Published on 08 December 2022

A Louis XIV Period Desk Returns to Versailles

Preempted in 2015 and now restored to its original form, an eight-legged desk—a masterpiece made for Louis XIV by the cabinetmaker Oppenordt—has recently...

A Louis XIV Period Desk Returns to Versailles - Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Published on 27 October 2022

Madame du Barry's Apartment in Versailles Has Regained its Luster

The newly restored apartment of Louis XV's last mistress is now open to the public for the exhibition dedicated to the monarch. One of the most refined...

Madame du Barry's Apartment in Versailles Has Regained its Luster - Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Published on 12 October 2022

Louis XV’s Bedroom Chest of Drawers at Versailles

London’s Wallace Collection has loaned the French chateau's Gaudreaus and Caffieri’s famous piece of furniture, which is back in its original place—a...

Louis XV’s Bedroom Chest of Drawers at Versailles - Cultural Heritage

Cultural Heritage

Published on 08 June 2022

The Secrets of Claude-Siméon Passemant’s Clock

Claude-Siméon Passemant’s astronomical clock has been entirely taken apart, studied and restored for an autumn exhibition at Versailles featuring Louis...

The Secrets of Claude-Siméon Passemant’s Clock - Cultural Heritage

Published on 31 May 2022

François Boucher for Saint-Louis de Versailles

The flamboyant artist became more reflective in his later years and moved away from rococo flourishes. This vibrant drawing attests to his interest...

François Boucher for Saint-Louis de Versailles - Lots sold

Published on 12 April 2022

Nineteenth-Century Cabinetmakers at the Château de Jouac

Furniture from the Château de Jouac showcases 19th-century cabinetmakers who paid tribute to their masters from the 1700s.

Nineteenth-Century Cabinetmakers at the Château de Jouac - Lots sold

Published on 15 December 2021

A Meissen Teapot For French Queen Marie Leszczynska

The object, part of a legendary set given to a French sovereign by a foreign king, and produced by the highly-esteemed workshops of the Saxony factory,...

A Meissen Teapot For French Queen Marie Leszczynska - Lots sold

Published on 07 December 2021

Marie-Antoinette Returns to Versailles

The Chateau of Versailles preempted a painting of the dauphine of France by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.

Marie-Antoinette Returns to Versailles - Lots sold

Published on 21 October 2021

Royal Animals and Political Beasts During the Enlightenment

They were everywhere: gardens, menageries and even the private apartments of the kings and princes of France. Two exhibitions show how animals roamed...

Royal Animals and Political Beasts During the Enlightenment - Analyses

Published on 01 July 2021

Drawings for Versailles: 20 Years of Acquisitions

Approximately 100 works on paper, some of them being exhibited for the first time, are on display in the apartments of Madame de Maintenon. They reveal...

Drawings for Versailles: 20 Years of Acquisitions - Exhibitions

Published on 21 June 2021

A Fishing Scene by Joseph Vernet and a Preemption by Versailles

The auction featured a painting by Vernet and a pair of corner tables by Carlin.

A Fishing Scene by Joseph Vernet and a Preemption by Versailles - Lots sold

Published on 07 April 2021

Louis Benech, the Chameleon Gardener

His renovation of the Tuileries Garden in 1990 made him a household name in France. In thirty years, the French landscape gardener has designed some...

Louis Benech, the Chameleon Gardener - Interviews

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