Au coeur de la couleur: Chefs-d'oeuvre de la porcelaine monochrome chinoise (VIIIe-XVIIIe siècle)./Unblemished colours: Masterpieces of chinese monochrome porcelain (8th-18th centuries). Religion Quand il peint ses premiers

Quand il peint ses premiers chefs-d'oeuvre

from Zhong Kui the demon slayer to these multiple local gods

as if filled with a morbid lucidity

is organized around an unprecedented event: the birth of photography

melancholic painter

Au coeur de la couleur: Chefs-d'oeuvre de la porcelaine monochrome chinoise (VIIIe-XVIIIe siècle)./Unblemished colours: Masterpieces of chinese monochrome porcelain (8th-18th centuries). Religion Quand il peint ses premiersFamous throughout the world, porcelain remained a Chinese exclusive for a long time, with Europe only discovering its secret in the 18th century. Monochrome porcelainthat is, porcelain coated in a single colorrepresents the highest expression of the technical perfection of this art, requiring great purity of materials and absolute control of gestures and firing. Pigments capable of withstanding very high firing temperatures are few in number, and