It was 1745, and Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, the pretty young woman who would become Marquise de Pompadour ... could see them there." And Pompadour herself made art. "She brings the most talented ...

Madame de Pompadour was the most influential mistress of Louis XV. Even though having influence over a king was no small deal, there is more to De Pompadour than just that role. “The power of ...

Public Domain Madame de Pompadour is perhaps most associated with ... history is explored in a current exhibition at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, reports Susan Stamberg for ...

Each taxpayer felt that Madame de Pompadour’s houses, furniture, and works of art were paid for out of his own pocket; and to make matters worse, her taste was for small things of an impermanent ...

14.5 x 22 x 11.5 in. (36.8 x 55.9 x 29.2 cm.) ...

Composer Wolfang Amadeus Mozart meets Madame de Pompadour at Versailles in 1763. Painting By Vicente Garcia de Parades, via Fine Art Images/ Bridgeman Images Known as “Reinette,” or “little ...

Fineart/opale photo Passionnée d'art et de culture ... De manière très habile, Madame de Pompadour se donne les pleins pouvoirs sans les exiger, puisque aucun homme ne peut contester ses ...

Though women were valued for their beauty and femininity, the realms of politics, war, science, art, and architecture were dominated by men. Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV ...

Les 31 mai et 1 er juin, de 9 h à 18 h, les jardins du Vivier d’art et d’histoire de Dollon ouvrent leurs portes au public.

Madame de Pompadour was the most influential mistress of Louis XV. Even though having influence over a king was no small deal, there is more to De Pompadour than just that role. “The power of ...

The mystique and allure of Madame de Pompadour’s partially mythic legacy ... private collection and at the court. Her interest in art stretched to production–she is also remembered for ...