Born in Paris, Daniel Marot became one of the great names in interior design and architecture. He worked in the studio of Jean Berain the Elder and was one of his main students. After Louis XIV banned the practice of any religion other than Catholicism in 1685, the Protestant Marot was forced to go into exile. After a period in Amsterdam, where he became an architect for William III of Orange, he finally arrived in England and became court painter to the Regents William and Mary. Marot is one of the most important artists of the late Baroque period in Europe and his work has had a major impact on the expression of objects, interiors and architecture.