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Seated Cupid

Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757, sculpture, BK-1963-101

This famous statue already had many nicknames in the 18th century. Perhaps the best known is l’amour menaçant - menacing love. The menace is mainly in the love god’s expression, while his gesture makes us complicit, through silence. The statue was carved for Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV…

On display in room 1.9

Secretaire belijmd met roze- en…

Pierre Roussel, 1770, furniture, BK-1960-54

Pair of candelabra

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1800, BK-1998-93-A

On display in room 1.7

Chiffonnière (ladenkast) met zeven…

Bernard Molitor, c. 1790 - c. 1795, furniture, BK-2001-3