“He created our modern furniture”: the treasures of Louis XIV's cabinetmaker exhibited at the Château de Chantilly

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“He created our modern furniture”: the treasures of Louis XIV's cabinetmaker exhibited at the Château de Chantilly

Under the reign of the Sun King, the cabinetmaker André-Charles Boulle revolutionized the art of marquetry by creating a style that was then innovative, which has since become a classic: furniture where gilded bronze inlays combine with turtle shells and precious woods to create refined decorations. The Château de Chantilly is devoting an unprecedented exhibition to him.