24 September 2015
Assouline and Jewels of the Renaissance
Assouline has republished the text of the book Renaissance Jewellery written in 1979 by Yvonne Hackenbrock, a historian who officiated at British Museum and was curator specializing in Renaissance art at the MET. We learn that Francis I is at the origin of the Crown Jewels of France collection intended to display the prestige of the monarchy.
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© The Trustees of the British Museum
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© The Trustees of the Wallace Collection
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The Granger Collection © DeA Picture Library
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Jewels of the Renaissance
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