Enthroned in silver: silver furniture created for baroque courts makes a dazzling exhibition at Versailles.(EXHIBITIONS)(Quand Versailles etait meuble d'argent, France)

Apollo | February 1, 2008| | Copyright

Echoing, vast, virtually bare of furniture, the state apartments at Versailles are normally an oppressive experience. But this winter these grandiose, painted interiors are far more expressive, and even informative. Dressed with a spectacular assemblage of princely silver furniture, an enfilade of six salons, each with a different theme, evokes the world of the baroque court, while, in an effective partnership between Frederic Beauclair and Jacques Garcia, the lighting, and screened windows recall the shadowy glamour of Louis XVI's soirees d'appartement. The curatorial team ...

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