The Rothschild Salon - Israel Museum Jerusalem

An 18th-century French salon gift of Baron Edmond and Baroness Nadine de Rothschild, Paris.
This grand salon conveys the Rococo elegance of the eighteenth century through its decor, furnishings, and objets d’art. It belonged to a second-generation member of the new aristocracy, the Count de Coubert, Jacques-Samuel Bernard and was part of his Paris townhouse on rue de Bac, designed by François Debias-Aubry between 1741 and 1745. In the 1880s the salon came into the possession of the first Baron Edmond de Rothschild, known in Zionist history as HaNadiv (The Benefactor).
Over the doors in the four corners are allegorical depictions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, while two Gobelin tapestries depict mythological scenes from a series titled “Love of the Gods” made for Louis XV. Portraits by Jacques Aved and by Jean-Marc Nattier and a marble statue by Guillaume Coustou exemplify the mythological-allegorical tendencies of the period. Three large mirrors reflect the candlelit candelabras and appear to enlarge the room, adding to the atmosphere of opulence and splendor.
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