The Strange Life of Objects: 35 Centuries of Art Collecting & Collectors

able already antique appearance artists asked beautiful became become bought carried classes classical clothes collection collectors contemporary cost court dealers death decorated eighteenth century Europe example exhibition famous fashion fetched figures five forms four French friends furniture gave give given gold hand hundred important interest Italy jewels King later leave living livres look Louis material means middle million francs museum never objects offered once original paid painters painting Paris past period person pieces portrait possessions possible precious present Prince reason received removed Roman seems sell sent silver society sold sort statues stones success taken taste things thousand took treasures turn wanted whole worth wrote young