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From the 1660s, bedrooms of the powerful French monarchy were decorated with fanciful mirrors. Charles Le Brun seized the opportunity to innovate by giving surprising scope to interior space through the artful use of reflection. The fashion took hold, and soon yielded all kinds of brilliant formulas - mirrors over fireplaces, mirrors in the middle of a panel over a richly decorated table.
The photo shows the Cabinet of Mirrors in Maisons-Lafitte.
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