Trésors cachés. Chefs-d'oeuvre du cabinet d'Arts graphiques du château de Versailles. Sculpture even accidents

even accidents

Les études réunies dans cet ouvrage constituent un florilège empli de fidélité

le dos courbé sous le poids du chevalet

les bruits publics délient les langues

these Essays constitute a state of answers to questions on five fundamental themes: space and territory

Trésors cachés. Chefs-d'oeuvre du cabinet d'Arts graphiques du château de Versailles. Sculpture even accidentsAlthough it boasts nearly 1,500 drawings, the collection of the Cabinet of Graphic Arts at the Palace of Versailles remains little known. Comprising numerous large scale sheets of particularly meticulous craftsmanship, it was assembled as soon as Louis Philippe decided to transform the royal residence into a historical museum. Three major themes were favored: the iconography of the palace and its grounds, the history of France, and portraits of those