Oeuvres japonaises du château de Fontainebleau - Art et diplomatie. Arts Georges Hugnet

Georges Hugnet

bristling in winter with snow-capped peaks

passionate about 18th-century art

the architect of this ideal library

the artist thus enjoys the dual prestige of tradition and modernity

Oeuvres japonaises du château de Fontainebleau - Art et diplomatie. Arts Georges HugnetThe exhibition Art and Diplomacy. Japanese Works from the Chteau de Fontainebleau (1862 1864) will open in the chteau's rooms during the Art History Festival on June 5, 2021, and will remain on display until July 6, 2021. It will present to the public diplomatic gifts offered by the penultimate Shogun Iemochi to Napoleon III, during two Japanese embassies in 1862 and 1864. Once exhibited and admired, this collection of works of art was subsequently