Madam pompadour

In 1745 Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson became the mistress of Louis XV. Owing to her intellectual propensity, which impressed the king, she soon attained an elevated position at court, the climax of which was in 1756 her being named as the queen's lady-in-waiting. To commemorate the occasion a combination private and official portrait was painted by Boucher. Oil on canvas (201 x 157 cm) Alte Pinakothek museum, München, Germany : www.pinakothek.de/en/francois-boucher/portrait-marquise-d…

Madame de Pompadour was one of the most influential women of the XVIII century,right along with Empresses Maria Theresa of Austria and Catherine the Great of Russia.This is illustrated in an anecdote that Emperor Frederick II of Prussia,not known for his love of women,had three of his favorite female dogs named after the three women.Madame de Pompadour was also one of the most painted and portrayed women of her day,her portraits sculptures and objets-d'art grace many museums around the…

The patina of history shrouds many famous personalities and mythical figures in mystery. The distance of time and the mastership of the artists make all of them look like, well, gods or demigods. Comparing yourself to them may be daunting, and you rarely think of them as regular people with normal needs. But they are, and I wanted to show you this. But how else could I do it if not with the help of artificial intelligence, which is pretty accessible these days, and it produces wonderful…

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Madame de Pompadour at her Toilette by François Boucher,1758

Oil on canvas, Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, François Boucher, 1758.

The French Revolution was still a generation away when Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson caught the roving eye of King Louis XV -- the French monarch who was

Today I will be doing a deeper dive into the details of women’s fashions in the first half of the 18th century. The styles of this period were heavily influenced by the French court at Versailles and by French fashion divas such as Marie Antoinette and Madam de Pompadour.

WHOSCALE: 6.9 OUT OF 10 This was the next story we got from the mastermind Steven Moffat since "The Empty Child" two parter with Eccleston. While Moffat maintained his reputation for keeping things explained, plausible, and generally science fiction in nature, the bulk of this episode was essentially a love story between The Doctor and Madame de Pompadour, which in turn was the largest contributing factor to the episode's Whoscale score. I have openly admitted and am often accused of being…