Musée Condé

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"Located inside the Château de Chantilly , the museum is effectively a series of rooms that housed the personal collection of the Duke of Aumale (Louis Philippe's son). Its art galleries boast the second largest collection of antique paintings after the Louvre (for real!), with a layout that remains unchanged since the 19th century. This museography sees paintings laid out at several levels, frame by frame according to format, with no chronological order. The Santuario room houses the major masterpieces owned by the Duke, like The Three Graces and The Madonna of the House of Orléans by Raphael. Other rooms focus on art history, portraiture, Italian artists, and tapestry. While many visitors visit the Château at the gardens, not everyone realizes the breadth and scale of the collection housed in the museum." - Mary Winston Nicklin, Lindsey Tramuta