Nicolas de Largillière was a French artist known for his painting of portraits during the rococo period. Born in 1656 in Paris, France, he spent much of his life in Paris, France. He was influenced by ...
Marie Antoinette is an iconic, larger-than-life historical figure who has long embodied the French cultural and social milieu pre-Revolution. I am equally amused, disturbed, and fascinated by the ...
In May, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, opened the exhibition America Collects 18th-Century French Painting (until 20 August). The show, which includes 68 pictures, looks at the ...