Marie-Antoinette’s Swiveling Armchair Is the New Centerpiece of Neoclassical Furniture Gallery
Marie-Antoinette’s armchair gets the royal treatment.
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Neoclassicism
Three Reasons to Love Marie-Antoinette
Before her ill-fated end, Marie-Antoinette was a peerless patron of the decorative arts.
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Ancient Myth, Contemporary Politics
Jacques-Louis David made Greco-Roman myths directly relevant to the contemporary public, as this sly drawing shows.
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The Drawing That Once Hung in Thomas Jefferson’s Parlor
An American has slipped his way into exclusive British company—the exhibition Luminous Paper: British Watercolors and Drawings, opening July 19. Owned for years by... Read More
Question of the Week: Is It Better for a Leader to Be Loved, or Feared?
Question of the Week is a series inspired by our Masterpiece of the Week tours, offered daily at 4:00 p.m. Featuring an open and... Read More
Jacques-Louis David, Political Artist
Neoclassic painter Jacques-Louis David was also a leader in the French Revolution.
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