Chantilly in History and Art

French seventeenth-century Art does not offer any such difficult problems as those presented to us by the portrait-painters who lived and laboured during the period of the Cloue...

No sooner had the Duc d'Aumale resolved to bestow Chantilly with all its treasures as a gift to the French nation than he joined, with even more enthusiasm than he had previousl...

Francis I, King of France, survived Jean Clouet but a few years, so that the artistic career of his celebrated son, François, chiefly developed during the reigns of Henri II, Fr...

The family of Condé derived their origin from the French town Henegau, in Flanders, where a certain Godefroy de Condé owned part of the barony of Condé as early as 1200. In 1335...

When Henri Jules de Bourbon succeeded to the Condé inheritance, he continued with filial piety to carry out all the improvements and additions to Chantilly which his father had...

It is reasonable to inquire with some misgiving whether the _Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry_[54], so far surpassing all other artistic creations of its period, are the only...

The veil of oblivion which so undeservedly fell upon Perréal is gradually lifted as we approach the period of Jean Clouet. Even if we except some drawings which we are bound to...

With Charlotte, wife of Prince Henri II de Condé, Chantilly passed into the possession of the Princes of Bourbon Condé, and its history from that date becomes part of the histor...

It is hardly conceivable that a master like Fouquet, so famous as a painter of miniatures and portraits, should really have left no followers. Indeed, it has been said that he o...

The Château of Chantilly, now known as the Musée Condé, the magnificent gift so generously bequeathed to the French nation by the late Duc d'Aumale, has experienced great change...

The Duc de Berry was one of those enlightened and enthusiastic patrons of Art who, by giving numerous commissions to the artists of his time created important centres of Art in...

Mazarin with difficulty restrained his impatience at numerous Royal favours bestowed on Condé. Indeed, whilst the latter was engaged in keeping the Army loyal, he agitated again...

Shortly after this memorable visit of the Court to Chantilly the Prince de Condé was summoned by the King to Paris to give his opinion upon a possible conquest of Holland. The t...

No sooner had Chantilly been deserted by its owners than a detachment of the National Guard of Paris was sent down to the Château. The twenty-seven cannons were first seized: th...

Condé's alliance with Spain against Mazarin was the immediate cause of another civil war in France. The Prince left his wife and son in Bordeaux, where, as we have said, they ha...

In 1820 his eldest brother, the Duc d'Orléans, inaugurated at Chantilly the races which now rank as the French Derby, and which have continued every year up to the present day....

The leading part taken by French Art in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries was not continued in the same degree during the fourteenth and fifteenth. Nevertheless records have...

Since there was no prospect for Condé to take any prominent lead in the affairs of his own country his name was proposed as a possible successor to the throne of Poland. He decl...

_Dr. Fagon_ by Mathias le Nain; Nicolas Poussin; his drawing of _Daphne_; Gaspar Poussin; Claude Lorraine; Mignard and his portrait of _Molière_; the portrait of _Louis XIV_ by...

The Duc d'Aumale owner of Chantilly; Chantilly the French Epsom; the heir of the Condés at Algiers; his victory at La Smalah; his marriage with Princess Caroline de Bourbon, dau...

Succession of Henri Jules de Bourbon; he carries out his father's wishes with regard to Chantilly; he is succeeded by his son Louis III, who outlives him but a short time; Louis...

The Duc d'Aumale joins the ranks of the great European collectors; his pronounced taste as a bibliophile; he purchases the Standish Library in 1851; the _Très Riches Heures du D...

The origin of the Condés; their adherence to the Protestant Faith; Eléonore de Roy, Princesse de Condé, a staunch Huguenot; the two brothers, Antoine de Navarre and Louis I de B...

Louis XIV after the death of Philip IV of Spain asserts the Flemish rights of his wife; he suddenly declares war, and summons the Grand Condé and Turenne to lead the French army...

Bourdichon's name found upon cartridge-cases made out of old accounts and contracts; the _Prayer-Book_ of Anne de Bretagne and its ornamentation of flowers; Perréal painter to t...

Favoured by Francis I; he adheres at first to parental teaching; _Mary Stuart_ in her girlhood by Germain le Mannier; _Mary Stuart_ as Dauphine and as Queen of France; _Francis...

Chantilly deserted; the Château devastated and used as a prison for political offenders; the so-called Black Band razes the Grand Château to the ground; Chantilly becomes State...

The enmity between Mazarin and Condé; the latter and his brother Conti are arrested; the courageous efforts made by Claire-Clemence to liberate her husband; her flight from Chan...

Court-Painter to Charles VII and Louis XI; inspired by the work of the Limbourgs; a similar inclination for landscapes in his backgrounds; Etienne Chevalier, Treasurer of France...

This work marks an important epoch in the history of French Art; the _Calendar Months_ by Pol de Limbourg (the eldest brother); the scenes from the _Life of Christ_ joint work o...

A note in the _Inventory_ of the Duc de Berry mentions Pol de Limbourg and his brothers as the authors of the _Très Riches Heures_; Fouquet mentioned by François Robertet, Secre...

The Origin of Chantilly; the Gallo-Roman Cantillius; the Seigneurs of Senlis; the Orgemonts; the Montmorencys; the Great Constable of France; he builds the Petit-Château; the ar...

Condé is defeated by Turenne at Dunkirk; the Peace of the Pyrenees is signed; Condé is reinstated in all his rights; he returns to Chantilly and lives there in retirement; Le Nô...

The Duc d'Enghien; his _mariage de convenance_ with Claire-Clemence; his attachment to Marthe de Vigeau; Richelieu appoints him General of the French army; the Hero of Rocroy; a...

Migrates to France; settles at Tours; marries Jeanne Boucault; his portrait of _Oronce Finé_ exists only in an engraving; his craftsmanship of a more elaborate nature than that...

The marriage of the Duc d'Enghien with Anne of Bavaria; Claire-Clemence is neglected by her husband; her health breaks down; a mysterious affair; she proclaims her innocence; sh...