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 ...

Probably Claude-Henri Watelet, his posthumous sale, Paris, 12 June 1786, in lot 167 : (Deux charmantes compositions, de format ovale en travers, à la plume et au bistre, représentant Vénus et Enée”, ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's that time of year again. Football is on TV almost every day of the week, cooler temperatures have arrived and planning for Thanksgiving may or may not be in full swing at your house. If you don't ...

If you've noticed a remarkable amount of pastels in fall, people wearing a surprising number of impractical yet whimsical accessories, or an abundance of shells and flowers motifs, don't worry, babe.