Exhibition “Vive Henri IV” from Thursday, March 10 to Friday, March 18, 2022

By the students of Master 1 in Old Master and Modern Art and Master 1 in Tourism and Cultural Heritage under the guidance of their professor David BROUZET, lead professor for decorative arts.

The exhibition "Vive Henri IV" will evoke the figure of the "good king Henri" in art history by revealing his symbolism in our collective imagination. Beyond the stereotypical image of the "Vert galant" and the "chicken in the pot", what really remains of the legacy of the first Bourbon?

As a France in crisis will choose its next President of the Republic in 2022, how can Henri the Great, pacifier of his kingdom, inspire our troubled times? A highly anticipated biography by Jean-Christian Petitfils, which has just been published, might provide an answer. Following it, our exhibition will shed a sensitive and original light on the Henrician legacy.

Vive Henri IV! will compare works of art and documents relating to his legend - all from private collections, including that of the Château de Losse in the Périgord - with works commissioned especially from contemporary artists for the exhibition: Romain Legros, photographer and IESA arts&culture student, Emma Deraine, also an IESA student, Eloi de Villepin, Sandrine Becerill, Alexia Boyer…

The exhibition benefits from a partnership with the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris, whose instrumentalists and singers will come to perform (on March 15 and 18) airs and songs from the time of Henri IV and the music of his wedding to Marie de Médicis in 1600. The event will close with a ball at the Court of the first Bourbon, led by the great dancer Hubert Hazebroucq.

Program for Tuesday, March 15, 2021 at 18:30

THE FANTASIAS OF A YOUNG GIRL

The Fantasia in France in the Time of Henri IV

  • Nicolas DE LA GROTTE (1530-1600) Fantasia on Ancor che co’l partire
  • Claude LE JEUNE (1525-1600) Fantaisie 1 (Livre de Mélanges, 1585)
  • Jacques CELLIER (?-1620) Pavane
  • Charles GUILLET (?-1654) Fantaisie 1 (24 fantaisies à 4 parties, 1610)
  • Jean CHARDAVOINE (1538—1580) A Young Girl
  • Eustache DU CAURROY (1549-1609) Fantasias on A Young Girl (Fantasias for III, IV, V and VI Parts, 1610)
  • Jean CHARDAVOINE Une jeune fillette (diminutions Gaspard Unger et Adam Slimani)

Géraldine PALMA, Cassandra AYNARD LEONELLI, Coline BOULOGNE, viola da gamba, Adam SLIMANI, positive organ, regal and spinet, Gaspard UNGER, recorder

Program for Friday, March 18, 2022, at 18:00

Music for the Wedding of Henri IV and Marie de' Medici

Program for Friday, March 18, 2022 at 19:00

Renaissance Ball in the Time of Henri IV

  • Music by Pierre Phalese, Michaël Praetorius…
  • Bransle Double, "bransle coupé", pavane, Allemande …

The Renaissance ball will be an opportunity to practice some recreational dances in vogue before and during the reign of Henri IV (1553-1610), led by dance master Hubert Hazebroucq, who will explain the choreographies.