Burgundian Cabinet

This J. Paul Getty Museum exhibition traces the study of one Getty object to determine its date and place of manufacture. A large wooden cabinet, acquired in 1971, had since the 1980s been believed to be a pastiche if not an outright fake. However, documentary research and technical analysis undertaken by experts at the Getty revealed that the cabinet, rather than being a compromised object, is one of the most important pieces of French Renaissance furniture in the United States. Two videos detailing this research present the results of scientific and visual analyses of the object, studies of related materials, archival research, and other evidence.