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May/14/2008

Event in PARIS

from the 3 / 15 / 2008 to the 6 / 31 / 2008

Marie-Antoinette
300 works dedicated to France most notorious queen.

The Grand Palais provides a fascinating exhibition into Marie Antoinette’s complex personality through this exhibition of works from all over Europe.
Marie-Antoinette is France’s most notorious queen. She was adulated on her arrival in Versailles, where her beauty, vivacity and intelligence were widely admired. Worried by her popularity, courtiers at Versailles attempted to limit her political influence. But the young queen was destined to make an impact. Marie-Antoinette soon became known as a patron of the arts.
She brought about changes at Versailles in the realms of decorative arts, music and fashion. However, her extravagance came in for sharp criticism. The young queen was dismissed as “the Austrian” and considered a spendthrift, a schemer and a counter-revolutionary. Admiration, hate, jealousy and high drama all form part of her story, which has retained people’s interest down the ages.


Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais
3 avenue du Gal Eisenhower 75008 Paris
Metro : Champs Elysées Clemenceau or Franklin-Roosevelt
Every day except Tuesdays from 10.00 a.m to 8.00 p.m
+33 1 44 13 17 17
€ 10
www.rmn.fr/gngp-gb/index.html

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