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Madame de Pompadour, pastel by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, shown at the Paris Salon, 1755 Madame de Pompadour was an influential patron of the arts who played a central role in making Paris the perceived capital of taste and culture in Europe.
The work was commissioned by Madame de Pompadour to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and premiered at the third-season opening of her Théâtre des Petits Appartements for the inauguration of the Theatre's new venue upon the Grand Escalier des Ambassadeurs (Ambassadors' Grand Staircase) in the Palace of Versailles, [3] starring Madame De Pompadour herself in two of the original soprano ...
Pompadour at Her Toilette is an oil-on-canvas painting by François Boucher from 1750 (with later additions) depicting Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV of France. Boucher's painting titled "Madame de Pompadour" also demonstrates the Rococo style. The format of the painting changed several times after its initial creation.
Madame Pompadour (1923) Harold Fraser-Simson (1872–1944) ... Madame Favart, 1878; La fille du tambour-major, 1879; See also List of operettas by Jacques Offenbach.
Madame de Pompadour, French courtier, mistress of Louis XV. Leo Fall: Madame Pompadour; Edwin Penhorwood: Too Many Sopranos (spoofed as "Madame Popmpous") Pompey the Great, Roman military and political leader Francesco Cavalli: Pompeo Magno; Empress Poppaea Augusta Sabina, consort of Roman Emperors Nero and Otho George Frideric Handel: Agrippina
A list of cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour. Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
In 2004, Russell T Davies—Doctor Who ' s executive producer—was responsible for Casanova, a serial set in the 18th century.During his research, Davies became fascinated by Madame de Pompadour and wanted to include her in a story which also involved The Turk—a clockwork man who played chess around the same period and which was later revealed to be a hoax. [1]
[2] She is described as loyal and dutiful, and played an important role at court as the intermediary between the influential Madame de Pompadour and her many supplicants. She is known for her famous memoirs, describing her time at the French court, which were first published in 1824 and considered a valuable source of the life of Madame de ...