""poissy Colloquium" In 1561 19th Century "
"Colloque de Poissy en 1561" Magnificent and imposing oil on canvas representing the colloquium of Poissy in a frame from the Regency period ... Very beautiful composition of colors After an original by Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury, exhibited at the Salon of 1840. With a view to maintaining religious peace in France, the Queen Mother Catherine de Medici attempted to bring about a rapprochement between Catholics and Protestants, by bringing together forty-six Catholic prelates, twelve Protestant ministers and around forty theologians.