Versailles (by Jason Pier in DC)
a marie antoinette blog
A trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts makes everything better! Here’s a photo of my favorite corner, with a chest of drawers (bottom left) that was once in both Madame Elisabeth and Louis XVI’s apartments and an 18th century Italian bust of Louis XVI.
Allegorical picture made to celebrate the birth of Louis Joseph, showing Marie Antoinette handing the Dauphin to France.
![Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun on Madame Elisabeth, the sister of Louis XVI:
The features of [Madame Elisabeth] were not regular, but her face expressed gentle affability, and the freshness of her complexion was remarkable; altogether, she had the charm of a pretty shepherdess. She was an angel of goodness. Many a time have I been a witness to her deeds of charity on behalf of the poor. All the virtues were in her heart: she was indulgent, modest, compassionate, devoted.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/5119157e1ca545a2e9583ddb8eb8ebbd/tumblr_mmgrt2D10W1qatfdco1_500.jpg)
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun on Madame Elisabeth, the sister of Louis XVI:
The features of [Madame Elisabeth] were not regular, but her face expressed gentle affability, and the freshness of her complexion was remarkable; altogether, she had the charm of a pretty shepherdess. She was an angel of goodness. Many a time have I been a witness to her deeds of charity on behalf of the poor. All the virtues were in her heart: she was indulgent, modest, compassionate, devoted.
Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their firstborn son—film (Sofia Coppola) and contemporary (18th century) comparison.
Yuri Shirahane as Marie Antoinette (Rose of Versailles: Fersen and Marie Antoinette, 2006)
Image Credit: Le Cinq
Just for the hell of it, I’ll spend the next few days posting pictures of the many other pretty dresses in Rose of Versailles. I won’t bother rating them, just to save time.
(Source: samrileying)
