WRITTEN IN FRENCH SWISS BINDING Entering the Louvre's collections in 1800, The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, painted by Jan Van Eyck around 1435, has just been restored. It is a major event to which the Louvre wanted to dedicate an exhibition and a book in order to involve the public. It is, in fact, a unique opportunity to rediscover a multifaceted masterpiece, raising countless questions: for what use or purposes did Van Eyck conceive this singular work, for Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy, Philip le Bon? Why did he paint a landscape in the background that is so
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