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This world has been swept away, but its great ladies, the first modern women, still speak to us. Fourteen dashing and sometimes tragic women—empress and dressmaker, bluestocking and courtesan—come to life here in a series of lavishly illustrated essays.
1 de mar. de 1982 · The hallmarks of the eighteenth century—its opulence, charm, wit, intelligence—are embodied in the age's remarkable women. These women held sway in the salons, in the councils of state, in the ballrooms, in the bedrooms; they enchanted (or intimidated) the most powerful of men and presided over an extraordinary cultural flowering ...
Published in connection with an exhibition at the Costume Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from December 16, 1981 to September 5,...
A charming novel that offers short biographies on wonderful women of the eighteenth century. Encompassing both the working class as well as the upper crust, Bernier takes us all across the world in a quest to uncover some of the most fascinating characters of their time.
13 de nov. de 2020 · The painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun once wrote of the eighteenth century, “Women reigned then; the Revolution dethroned them.” Witty, elegant, and a paragon ...
13 de nov. de 2020 · Read more about the Museum’s history of collecting, exhibiting, and making films. The painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun once wrote of the 18th century, “Women reigned then; the Revolution dethroned them.”.
The Eighteenth Century Woman. Olivier Bernier. New Word City, 2018 - Biography & Autobiography - 305 pages. The hallmarks of the eighteenth century - its opulence, charm, wit, intelligence -...
