De Monaco à Chantilly : une princesse des Lumières en quête de liberté

Exhibition at the Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly, 18 October 2025 - 4 January 2026

Princess Marie-Catherine de Brignole-Sale of Monaco (1739–1813), who became Princess of Condé in 1808, was a major political and artistic figure in the second half of the 18th century. She was a great patron with a vivid imagination and built a veritable paradise on earth in Betz, in the Oise region. These gardens were the culmination of the Princess of Monaco's artistic journey, which began in her childhood. Raised in Genoa in a palace surrounded by masterpieces, it was in France that she was able to fully exercise her taste, first in Paris and then in the vicinity of Chantilly.

This exhibition catalogue accompanies the first monographic exhibition dedicated to the Princess of Monaco. It aims to restore this great patron to her rightful place, to better understand her artistic taste, and to bring her hotels, parks and châteaux back to life through sculptures, paintings, graphic arts and previously unpublished archival documents.