In 1840, the duke of Luynes Honoré d’Albert called the architect Félix Duban, to re-fit out the inner decoration. Honoré didn’t want to spend a lot. So, when his family asked him to
In 1840, the duke of Luynes Honoré d’Albert called the architect Félix Duban, to re-fit out the inner decoration. Honoré didn’t want to spend a lot. So, when his family asked him to transform the library’s tiling into a warm parquet, he calculated the expense and said: "Um, let’s put a carpet, instead! With the parquet’s cost, I will feed 10 families this winter…"!
The vast Greek room on the first floor dates back to this time. And in this vast room, two paintings by Ingres should have been here: the Golden Age and The Iron Age. One of them was never completed!
1839. Ingres was 59. A painter at the height of his career! Luynes ordered him 2