Décors d'ambassades. Art et diplomatie française au XXe siècle. Beaux-arts l'usage de ces objets reste

l'usage de ces objets reste aujourd'hui incertain

C’est la raison pour laquelle sont traitées ici de nombreuses disciplines

from September 2007

Gregory set himself the task of collecting everything that could be learned

from the prosperity of Italian or Hanseatic ports to the draining of the Dutch marshes

Décors d'ambassades. Art et diplomatie française au XXe siècle. Beaux-arts l'usage de ces objets resteThe embassy decorations presented in this book retrace a century of diplomacy and the influence of French style abroad. They reveal the diplomatic role played by the decorative arts and, in counterpoint, their enrichment through contact with other cultures. From the first Art Nouveau and Art Deco ensembles to fin de sicle design, the most prestigious creators of their time meet on this world tour: Se and Mare in Warsaw, Francis Jourdain in Kabul, Jean