| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 397 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The hunt for Jeanne-Antoinette de Pompadour : beyond the Toilet of Venus -- Pompadour at the Court of Versailles -- Pompadour and diplomacy -- Pompadour and artistic patronage -- Pompadour in a culture of enlightenment -- The Pompadour paradox. |
| Summary |
This book recast the import of Mme de Pompadour as a political and artistic patron at the cour of Versailles in mid eighteenth century France. Her visual record is lush and archival and printed sources demonstrate the degree to which she dazzled and enlightened culture, leaver her considerable imprint on pre-revolutionary France. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764 -- Influence.
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Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764. |
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Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764 -- Art patronage.
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Art patronage. |
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Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, marquise de, 1721-1764 -- Political and social views.
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Political and social views. |
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France -- Court and courtiers -- Biography.
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France. |
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Courts and courtiers. |
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Biographies.
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Art patronage -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Patronage, Political -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Patronage, Political. |
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France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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Intellectual life. |
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Art, French -- 18th century.
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Art, French. |
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France -- Politics and government -- 1715-1774.
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Politics and government. |
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1715-1774 |
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Enlightenment -- France.
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Enlightenment. |
| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hooper-Hamersley, Rosamond, 1952- Hunt after Jeanne-Antoinette de Pompadour. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2011 9780739149638 (DLC) 2011003752 (OCoLC)701327372 |
| ISBN |
9780739149652 (electronic book) |
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0739149652 (electronic book) |
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9780739149638 |
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0739149636 |
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