Large oil on canvas representing Diane accompanied by her dog.
The Fontainebleau School is characterized by Italianism, a taste for abundant and refined ornamentation, symbolic references as well as a new sensuality – for France – in the representation of the body.
Circa 1580-1600
Fontainebleau School
Small writing unit with mechanism in rosewood marquetry.
Louis xv period, 18th century
Italy
Large oil on canvas “Saint Michael the Archangel slaying the demon” according to Guido Reni. This religious painting depicts the famous episode of the Apocalypse according to Saint John where the archangel Saint Michael defeats the demon.
Early 19th century
Italy
Oil on canvas representing the “Triumphant Child Jesus”. The total nudity that we can see beneath her light and transparent dress refers to the human nature of the Son. The gesture of blessing with his right hand and the globe he holds with his left, however, recall his divine nature as Savior of the world (Salvator Mundi).
Late 18th century
Italy
Painting on alabaster depicting Saint John the Baptist pointing with one hand towards a lamb and holding in another hand the pastoral staff in the shape of a cross with an inscription ‘Ecce agnus Dei’ – ‘Behold the Lamb of God’, wooden frame polychrome sculpted.
19th century
France
Large oil on canvas representing a landscape with Roman ruins and characters.
18th century
Italy
Portrait of Princess Anne-Géneviève de Bourbon, Duchess of Longueville (1619-1679), daughter of the Prince of Condé and Charlotte de Montmorency. Oil on octagonal panel by Jean Ducayer, painted after a work by François Clouet.
Around 1640
The banyan, inspired by oriental dressing gowns, was worn for its comfort and casual elegance.
The subject’s richly decorated orange silk scarf and silver-embroidered vest illustrate this fashion well. This style reflects the influence of cultural and commercial exchanges with the Orient, as well as the importance given to appearance and social status in the society of the time.
Large six-leaf screen in painted canvas, panels decorated with a motif inspired by Chinoiserie, as was fashionable in the mid-18th century, reverse decorated with simple trompe l’oeil panels.
Pair of polychrome wooden chest benches with flower garland and trompe l’oeil motifs, seat opening onto a large storage space. Florence, Italy
18th century