Marie-Antoinette (1755–1793) continues to fascinate historians, writers, and filmmakers more than two centuries after her death. She became a symbol of the excesses of France’s aristocracy in the eighteenth century that helped pave the way to dissolution of the country’s monarchy. The great material privileges she enjoyed and her glamorous role as an arbiter of fashion and a patron of the arts in the French court, set against her tragic death on the scaffold, still spark the popular imagination. In this gorgeously illustrated volume, the authors find a fresh and nuanced approach to Marie-Antoinette’s much-told story through the objects and locations that made up the fabric of her world. They trace the major events of her life, from her upbringing in Vienna as the archduchess of Austria, to her ascension to the French throne, to her execution at the hands of the revolutionary tribunal. The exquisite objects that populated Marie-Antoinette’s rarefied surroundings—beautiful gowns, gilt-mounted furniture, chinoiserie porcelains, and opulent tableware—are depicted. But so too are possessions representing her personal pursuits and private world, including her sewing kit, her harp, her children’s toys, and even the simple cotton chemise she wore as a condemned prisoner. The narrative is sprinkled with excerpts from her correspondence, which offer a glimpse into her personality and daily life. Visually rich and engaging, Marie-Antoinette offers a fascinating look at the multifaceted life of France’s last, ill-fated queen.

Marie-Antoinette

Arts & Photography

DELALEX, HÉLÈNE

MARAL, Alexandre

Milavanovic, Nicolas

History & Criticism

J.paul Getty Museum

Louis XIV intime (French Edition)

History

Europe

Gallimard]

Le Carrousel du Roi-Soleil

Featuring personal correspondence, lavish illustrations, and a wealth of unpublished material, this handsome slipcased volume reveals an intimate portrait of Marie Antoinette, her personal collections, and Versailles. Marie Antoinette was a mirror of her time. Never has a queen been so passionately admired and adulated, then hunted, vilified, and defamed. Spanning her tragically brief yet passionate life—from the young queen playing a shepherdess on stage, unaware of the turmoil in the capital, to France’s guillotined “martyr queen"—the author demystifies the legend, unveiling the woman behind the queen, and the wife and mother behind the sovereign. Readers will experience the palatial luxury of the queen’s Versailles by tracing Marie Antoinette’s footsteps through the royal residence, as well as discovering her voice through rare letters and encountering little-known works in her private art collection.

A Day with Marie Antoinette

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Flammarion

Le 15 juin 1722, durant l’intermède de la Régence commencé au décès de Louis XIV le 1er septembre 1715, la Cour revient à Versailles et Louis XV, alors âgé de douze ans, retrouve les lieux qui ont bercé sa première enfance. Quelques mois plus tard, le 25 octobre, le sacre du jeune roi à Reims ouvre un long règne de plus de cinquante ans qui voit l’affirmation du modèle culturel et artistique français dans le reste de l’Europe et ce grand basculement vers la modernité dont Louis XV est le héros mélancolique. 
Au-delà de l’image publique du roi, cet ouvrage publié à l’occasion du tricentenaire du retour de la Cour à Versailles s’attache, au travers de la réunion d’œuvres exceptionnelles provenant de collections du monde entier, pour beaucoup inédites ou jamais encore présentées en France, à apporter une lumière nouvelle sur le personnage et à saisir toute la complexité de l’homme derrière le monarque. Qui est Louis XV, quelle était sa personnalité, son mode de vie ? Qui composait son entourage ? Où le portaient ses passions ? Quels étaient les arts de son temps, son goût personnel et dans quel univers évoluait-il au quotidien ?

LOUIS XV: PASSIONS D'UN ROI

Carlier, Yves

IN FINE

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