Royal Furniture Factory

...In addition to excellent weavers, there was also a need for excellent apprentices, and during the reign of Louis XIII (1610-43), S. Boué, the leading painter of the time, was appointed apprentice to the king. In 1662, during the reign of Louis XIV, Prime Minister Colbert purchased the Gobelins mansion in the king's name, and in 1667 he established the royal furniture factory Manufacture des meubles de la Couronne there, appointing the painter C. Le Brun as general director (this factory produced not only tapestries, but also furniture, gold and silver, jewellery and all other furnishings for the royal household). All tapestry workshops scattered throughout Paris were gathered here, placed under Le Brun's strict supervision, and a school for apprentices was also established. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Royal Furniture Manufactory is listed below.

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…また，すぐれた織匠だけではなく，すぐれた下絵画家の必要も叫ばれ，ルイ13世(在位1610‐43)時代には当代一流の画家S.ブーエが王の下絵画家に任命された。　62年，ルイ14世時代に，宰相コルベールはゴブラン家の館を王の名で買い取り，67年ここに王立家具製作所Manufacture des meubles de la Couronneを設立し，画家C.ル･ブランを総監督に任命した(ここでは，タピスリーばかりでなく，家具，金銀･宝石細工など王家用の調度品すべてが生産されることになった)。パリの各地に散在していたタピスリー工房はすべてここに集められ，ル･ブランの厳格な監督のもとにおかれ，徒弟のための学校も設置された。…

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