Yesos para Versalles, las decoraciones de Jean-Baptiste Plantar para las Galerías Históricas de Versalles (1833-1848)

From 1833, Louis-Philippe transformed the former royal residence of Versailles into a new museum: Historical Galleries. He gathered collections illustrating national history, from Middle Ages to his reign. To offer proper setting, architect Frederic Nepveu chose plaster as main material decoration. And do so, he hired official sculptor time: Jean-Baptiste Plantar (1790-1879). As any sculptor, used sketch, but above all, applied it largely in mural decoration, even key locations Great Battles Gallery and 1830s Room. Plaster was also employed museographical tool present collections, merged an ensemble evoking their past eras. More than created ornamental coherence galleries, Plantar’s works demonstrate flourishing implementation architecture, means processed show it.