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Glad this was one of the objects captured, it's absolutely stunning to see in person: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24671 https://www.metmuseu

Glad this was one of the objects captured, it's absolutely stunning to see in person: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24671 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24671 I wish they had captured one of their Faberge eggs; those are almost more impressive.

markdown 7mo ago
Incredible. Why isn't it in France?
- thot_experiment 7mo ago
  The museum helpfully has a "Provenance" tab that gives you the answer to this question. (the answer in this case is market capitalism)
- danielvaughn 7mo ago
  Not sure, but there's also a Van Gogh in that 3D collection, you could ask the same question for that one.
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- RobotToaster 7mo ago
  Probably the same reason there are french imperial eagles in British museums.
- JasonADrury 7mo ago
  The provenance according to the Met: >Henry II, King of France (until d. 1559); >Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Residenzschloss, Weimar (by 1804–d. 1828); >by descent to Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Residenzschloss, Weimar, later Schloss Heinrichau, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Henryków, Poland) (1901–d. 1923); >his widow, Feodora, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Schloss Heinrichau (1923–1929; >sold in May, 1929, to Kahlert & Sohn); >[E. Kahlert & Sohn, Berlin, 1929; >sold on December 14, 1929, for $135,000, to Sir Joseph Duveen for Mackay]; >Clarence H. Mackay, New York (1929–d. 1939; his estate, 1939, inv. no. A-17; >sold through Jacques Seligmann & Co. on May 15, 1939, to MMA). Unfortunately, this does not answer "why did it leave France?" However, the book "Merchants of Art, 1880-1960: Eighty Years of Professional Collecting" (1961) by the rather famous art dealer Germain Seligman offers this missing link: >Parade armor of King Henri II, embossed, damascened and gilded. Later presented by King Louis XIII to Bernhard von Weimar.
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    Thanks

markdown 7mo ago

Incredible. Why isn't it in France?

thot_experiment 7mo ago
The museum helpfully has a "Provenance" tab that gives you the answer to this question. (the answer in this case is market capitalism)
danielvaughn 7mo ago
Not sure, but there's also a Van Gogh in that 3D collection, you could ask the same question for that one.
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RobotToaster 7mo ago
Probably the same reason there are french imperial eagles in British museums.
JasonADrury 7mo ago
The provenance according to the Met: >Henry II, King of France (until d. 1559); >Carl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Residenzschloss, Weimar (by 1804–d. 1828); >by descent to Wilhelm Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Residenzschloss, Weimar, later Schloss Heinrichau, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Henryków, Poland) (1901–d. 1923); >his widow, Feodora, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Schloss Heinrichau (1923–1929; >sold in May, 1929, to Kahlert & Sohn); >[E. Kahlert & Sohn, Berlin, 1929; >sold on December 14, 1929, for $135,000, to Sir Joseph Duveen for Mackay]; >Clarence H. Mackay, New York (1929–d. 1939; his estate, 1939, inv. no. A-17; >sold through Jacques Seligmann & Co. on May 15, 1939, to MMA). Unfortunately, this does not answer "why did it leave France?" However, the book "Merchants of Art, 1880-1960: Eighty Years of Professional Collecting" (1961) by the rather famous art dealer Germain Seligman offers this missing link: >Parade armor of King Henri II, embossed, damascened and gilded. Later presented by King Louis XIII to Bernhard von Weimar.
- markdown 7mo ago
  Thanks