PARIS November 5 (Reuters) - The "Desk of the King" took nine years of work for the cabinetmakers of Louis XV, its rich inlays, secret drawers and innovative design making it one of the many ...

In a bid to expand its holding of historical art by women, Luxembourg’s National Museum of History and Art has acquired three works by the 18th century French portrait painter Monique Daniche. Though ...

University of Cambridge historian Renaud Morieux was poring over materials at the National Archives in Kew when he came across a box holding three piles of sealed letters held together by ribbons. The ...

Typically, when experts think of drawings from this period, the male nude is the most familiar image, says Clark-Getty Curatorial Fellow Sarah Grandin, who spent time in Paris working alongside the ...

The envy of 18th-century royal courts, Aubusson tapestry was beloved for its lively, detailed imagery: allegorical scenes with abundant foliage, intricate architectural elements, and expertly rendered ...

IN retrospect, 18th century France seems to have been minueting straight for the guillotine. Its art, with the emphasis on immediate sensual pleasure expressed in delicately tinted surfaces, often ...

60.0 x 49.0 cm (23 5/8 x 19 5/16 in) framed 81.0 x 63.5 x 5.5 cm (31 7/8 x 25 x 2 3/16 in) ...