Les retissages de soieries impériales versaillaises de la seconde moitié du xxe siècle, entre transmission et médiation
Replacing original silks that had become too damaged, Premier Empire reweavings arrived in château-museums in the second half of the twentieth century, with the aim of evoking the aesthetics of the Napoleonic period in rooms open to the public, while remaining faithful to the original motifs. Budget...
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| Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/crcv/39322 |
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| Summary: | Replacing original silks that had become too damaged, Premier Empire reweavings arrived in château-museums in the second half of the twentieth century, with the aim of evoking the aesthetics of the Napoleonic period in rooms open to the public, while remaining faithful to the original motifs. Budgetary constraints, the political context and technical innovations during these various projects led to the development of many different types of reweaving, the first of which were launched at the Château de Versailles in the 1950s. The success of this experiment, as much scenographic as preventive, paved the way for numerous other reweaving campaigns, extending beyond the walls of Versailles and the Grand Trianon to other residences in the Paris region, such as the châteaux of Saint-Ouen and Maisons-Laffitte, before multiplying even further in the 1980s. This article looks back at the context, the issues at stake, the choices made and the protagonists involved in these Versailles reweavings of imperial silks, in order to underline the pioneering role of this château in the field, fundamental to perpetuating the heritage of a unique area of French excellence. |
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| ISSN: | 1958-9271 |