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The pose did not change in the new portrait. The queen is dressed in a classic blue-grey silk dress with a large striped ribbon bow and rich pearl jewelry, which were considered more suitable for a queen of France. [5] The artist intentionally portrayed the queen in a silk dress to show the queen's support for the silk-weavers of Lyon. [2] The ...
Marie Antoinette and Her Children, also known as Marie Antoinette of Lorraine-Habsburg, Queen of France, and Her Children [a] is an oil painting by the French artist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, painted in 1787, and currently displayed at the Palace of Versailles. [1] Its dimensions are 275 by 216.5 cm (108.3 by 85.2 in). [2]
The Hameau de la Reine (French pronunciation: [amo də la ʁɛn], The Queen's Hamlet) is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France. It served as a private meeting place for the queen and her closest friends and as a place of leisure.
The Queen of Versailles is a 2012 American documentary film by Lauren Greenfield.The film depicts Jackie Siegel and David Siegel, owners of Westgate Resorts, and their family as they build their private residence—Versailles, one of the largest and most expensive single-family houses in the United States—and the crisis they face as the US economy declines.
Palace of Versailles, Versailles Portrait of the Duchess of Angoulême is an 1816 portrait painting by the French artist Antoine-Jean Gros depicting Marie Thérèse of France . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The only surviving child of the guillotined Louis XVI she returned to France following the defeat of Napoleon .
The Battle of Bouvines (painting) The Battle of Fontenoy; The Battle of Friedland (painting) The Battle of Jena; The Battle of Smolensk; The Battle of Taillebourg, 21 July 1242; The Battle of the Dunes; The Battle of the Pyramids (painting) The Battle of Wagram; Bonaparte at the Pont d'Arcole
Napoleon Receiving the Queen of Prussia at Tilsit (French: Napoléon Ier reçoit la reine de Prusse à Tilsitt, 6 juillet 1807) is an 1837 history painting by the French artist Nicolas Gosse. [1] It depicts a scene on 6 July 1807 during the negotiations of the Treaty of Tilsit during the Napoleonic Wars .
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is an unfinished oil painting by High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1501–1519. [n 1] It depicts Saint Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. [1] Christ is shown grappling with a sacrificial lamb symbolizing his Passion as the Virgin tries to restrain him.