Valois furniture at Blois. (Report from Europe).(Brief Article)

The Magazine Antiques | September 1, 2002| | Copyright

The chateau of Blois on the Loire River was the principal home of Louis XII and Francois I, Kings of France of the Valois dynasty, so it is a fitting setting for an exhibition of furniture made for the Valois in the sixteenth century.

Although not a great deal of French Renaissance furniture remains from the Valois regimes, there are records of it in the form of prints showing the appearance of the royal interiors. Le mobilier a la cour des Valois (Furniture at the court of the Valois) is on view in three large rooms at the chateau until September 30. The first room contains ...

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