La Fabrique de l'extravagance. Porcelaines de Meissen et de Chantilly. beaux arts and even as a lecturer

and even as a lecturer campaigning for the defense of heritage

Excerpt from the Muséon

Philological and Historical Sciences

which reveals the freedom of thought of this great creator in the face of the challenges of a complex period

Christian monasticism originated in Egypt towards the end of the 3rd century

La Fabrique de l'extravagance. Porcelaines de Meissen et de Chantilly. beaux arts and even as a lecturerPorcelain was the white gold of the 18th century, eagerly sought after by enlightened princes. Two of them, Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, and Louis Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Cond, Prime Minister to King Louis XV, put their fortunes to work in pursuit of their passion and founded two prestigious manufactories in Meissen and Chantilly. For the first time, a major exhibition and its accompanying catalogue aim to shed light