From runways to museums, the 18th-century icon offers a much-needed dose of femininity and escapism.

Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was one of the most popular painters of the French Rococo. The court of Louis XV sought painting that depicted a fantasy world of pleasure. Wealthy private patrons ...

A royal bedroom at the Palace of Versailles that has been under restoration since the 1980s has finally reopened to the ...

The Palace of Versailles has recreated a lost royal bedroom, recalling the monarchy's departure during the French Revolution.

“A French term for shaping or forming fabric to the body. There are different structural techniques to turn a two-dimensional ...

The French cellist Gautier Capuçon joins the Berlin Philharmonic to play Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, and the ...

Who knew a pint of Guinness could be so telling?

Just beyond, the Dubai skyline glitters, with Ain Dubai slowly turning against the night. This is Tête-à-Tête, a ...

Centring on the overpowering presence of Louis XIV, Art in 17th century Europe celebrated life as a grand theatrical ...

What Is French Style Furniture? The history of French style furniture goes back to Louis XIV’s reign in the 17th century. The Rococo and Baroque eras served as inspiration for their rich, intricate ...

Emma McIntyre paints abstractions that feel like warped-speed journeys through centuries of art. “I love making connections across history,” she said, speaking on Zoom from her Los Angeles studio in ...

Marie Antoinette may or may not have said, “Let them eat cake,” but she definitely piled on the rouge. Now, more than two centuries later, a new generation is following the final queen of France’s ...