Virginie Hériot: Une navigatrice au sommet de l'Olympe. Beaux-arts These precious ceramics have always

These precious ceramics have always been admired and collected for their exceptional quality

a monumental history of Rome

long considered a minor art

objects and assemblages

The works presented are displayed according to a chronological and thematic logic

Virginie Hériot: Une navigatrice au sommet de l'Olympe. Beaux-arts These precious ceramics have alwaysVirginie Hriot (1890 1932) was introduced to sailing on prestigious yachts from a young age. A fierce competitor, she participated in crewed regattas throughout Europe and, in 1928, became the first French woman to win a gold medal in this discipline at the Olympic Games. This catalog, illustrated with extensive archival material, evokes the exceptional life of this ambassador of French yachting, who met an untimely death. It also describes a certain