Les collections et l'ameublement du cardinal mazarin (1602-1661). Histoire et analyse
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Abstract EN:
The collections in the possession of cardinal mazarin (1602-1661) are amongst themost important france has ever known. The story of these collectioins envisaged by the cardinal, seen through the cardinal's correspondence, explains that the determining part comes from italy and from rome in particular, but also allows us to discover other important sources, both limited (purchases made in england) and habitual, though less known : france and holland. It shows not only the roles played by the cardinal's agents (the roman consulta) but also the part constituated by the cardinal himself as well as his priorities : purchase of antiques and paintings befor 1653 ; works of art and furnishings, hangings and tapestries from the period after the fronde. Finally, these letters explain to us how the purchases were made and the provenance of certain objects. Viewed through surveys, the analysis of the collections emphasizes the diversity of mazarin's interests and reveals the personality and purchasing methods of the collector, who reconstituates the atmosphere of a roman palace in paris.
Abstract FR:
Les collections rassemblees par le cardinal mazarin (1602-1661) comptent parmi les plus importantes qu'on ai connu en france. L'histoire de leur formation envisagee au travers de la correspondance du cardinal met en lumiere la part determinante qui revient a l'italie et a rome en particulier dans leur enrichissement, mais laisse entrevoir d'autres sources importantes, soit ponctuelles (achat en angleterre) soit habituelles, mais plus mal connues : la france et la hollande. Elle revele egalement le role joue par les agents du cardinal (la consulta romaine), mais aussi la prat personnelle qui revient a mazarin dans leur formation, ainsi que ses priorites : achats d'antiques et de peintures avant 1653 ; d'objets d'art et d'ameublement, et de tentures de tapisseries apres la fronde. Ces lettres nous font connaitre enfin les methodes d'acquisition et la provenance de certains objets. Envisagee au travers des inventaires, l'analyse des collections met en lumiere la diversite des interets de mazarin, et eclaire la personnalite et la demarche du collectionneur, qui reconstitue a paris, l'ambiance d'un palais romain.