Thanks to the numerous craft skills in the French kingdom, Colbert (Louis XIV finance minister) gathered in the Gobelins many inlayers, among who were Jacques Sommer and the Dutch Pierre Golle.
Marquetry found a new rise in the Netherlands which influenced the French style. Thanks to the numerous craft skills in the French kingdom, Colbert (Louis XIV finance minister) gathered in the Gobelins many inlayers, among who were Jacques Sommer and the Dutch Pierre Golle.