Une Des provinces du Rococo. La Chine rêvée de François Boucher. Préhistoire inseparable from the Parisian artistic

inseparable from the Parisian artistic revolutions and the art market of the second half of the 19th century

Some regions accessed an urban way of life that would leave their mark on the world

The abundant material discovered at Tebtynis includes few texts in hieroglyphs and Aramaic

the work synthesizes more than a century of research in Mesoamerican archaeology and art history

and presentations from the Kerma Museum are all windows that allow us to restore the richness and diversity of Nubian archaeology

Une Des provinces du Rococo. La Chine rêvée de François Boucher. Préhistoire inseparable from the Parisian artisticDuring the 1730s, the painter F. Boucher discovered Asia and began to assemble a collection of Chinese and Japanese objects. These inspired him to create cartoons to serve as models for weavers in the Beauvais workshops and for his paintings of Chinese subjects. This catalog presents these art objects and tapestries, as well as paintings and prints by the artist.