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I have already told you separately about these two people, now I want to focus on the connection between them and this particular...

Madame de Pompadour by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1755 This much-coveted pastel portrait of Madame Pompadour finally appeared on...

Madame de Pompadour as Diana – Goddess of the Hunt After receiving her title and being formally presented at court in September 1745,...

This famous masked ball was put on for the marriage of Louis, Dauphin of France, son of Louis XV to Maria Teresa Rafaela, Infanta of...

Madame de Pompadour (1721 – 1764) Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, better known as Madame de Pompadour is an...

Francois Boucher (1703 – 1770) Rinaldo and Armida, 1734     I have already told you about the life of François Boucher, but today I want...

Easter is quickly approaching and so today I will show you one of Boucher's religious paintings, namely "St. Peter Invited to Walk on the...

Today we continue the series on France with an artist who is involved in a large part of the history of Versailles Chateaux and is a bold...