Chantilly in History and Art

The work combines a history of the château and its succession of owners with close study of the artworks preserved there, offering architectural narrative alongside art-historical commentary on paintings, miniatures, drawings, and illuminated manuscripts. The writer describes extended, firsthand examination of the musée's collections and highlights works by fifteenth- and sixteenth-century masters including the Limbourg brothers, Jean Fouquet, and the Clouets, while situating portraits and decorative objects within the estate's changing provenance. Illustrations, a list of plates, authorities consulted, footnotes, and an index accompany the text to support further research.