Get a sneak peek at the new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. "Artisans & Kings: Selected Treasures from the Louvre" opens on Oct. 5, 2007.
The ornate secretary desk is constructed of expensive materials such as ebony, rosewood, gilt bronze and marble.
Photo: Peter Harholdt by permission of the Musee du Louvre, Paris/High Museum of Art, Atlanta.Suggested Reading
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