Marie-Étienne Nitot (1750-1809)

This instrument straight out of the 18th century contributed to the lifestyle of Marie-Antoinette’s time.

Every year the gardens of Bagatelle, in Paris, attract rose gardeners from around the world to judge the beauty of the queen of flowers. The roses are just one of the attractions on this 59-acre historic site where one of the most famous rose queens, Marie-Antoinette, indirectly contributed to the creation of the gardens.

With this portrait of a young woman, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), offers a condensed version of the best that Impressionism has given to art.

Three first-rate works dazzled at this auction, starting with a watercolor by the American Impressionist.

The Chateau of Versailles preempted a painting of the dauphine of France by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis.

Marin-Marie, an outstanding seascape artist, appears once more at auction with a timelessly appealing work from 1947.

Few women have been so often represented. Over the centuries, the last Queen of France has become what we call an icon. This exhibition sheds a new light on her, this time from a highly original angle: that of her image and the media coverage she has...

Mary Cassatt was not only a great artist, but also played a crucial role in the Franco-American dialogue and the promotion of French art across the Atlantic.

Curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the Washington National Gallery of Art, Mary Morton has constantly promoted French art in her country. We talk to an impassioned aesthete.

The monarch’s life at Versailles was a continuous public performance. Her refuge from court protocol, the “Petit Trianon” housed a secret theater, understated from the outside, but with an ornate interior. The “make-believe”, decorated with papier-maché and wax, has now been restored. (Apollo)