Musée Condé – Chantilly
In 1884, Henri d’Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Louis Philippe I’s son, bequeathed the castle of Chantilly and the exceptional art collections contained in it to the Institut de France, in order to transform the castle into a museum; in 1898 the Musée Condé was then inaugurated. The museography has remained almost unchanged: the Duke of Aumale in fact put the condition that the exhibition spaces should not be modify in any way, excluding also the possibility to give the works on loan to other entities in the event of temporary exhibitions.
The collection of paintings, composed mainly of Italian and French works, is among the most important in France, and preserves works by artists such as Beato Angelico, Raffaello, Poussin, Ingres, Perugino, and others. Also the collection of graphics and the library are of great importance, the latter including 1500 manuscripts, of which 200 are also illuminated. Besides, the museum preserves also numerous prints, miniature portraits, sculptures, antiques, old photographs, decorative arts, furniture and porcelain.
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Château de Chantilly – Musée Condé
Link: www.musee-conde.fr
