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The Society Portrait
In a time that celebrates beauty and money over so much else, this book is a lesson in elegance, grace, and style. It draws together for the first time in a single volume a sumptuous gallery of portraits dating from the early nineteenth century to World War II. Some are well-known, others unfamiliar, but all capture the spirit of their age, throwing the society that produced them into sharp and vivid relief. "The Society Portrait" offers entertaining anecdotes and intriguing insights into the personalities of both the artists and their patrons, providing a panorama of the settings in which the portraits were created, from French chateaux and English country houses to American mansions and Ru...
The Society Portrait
Features portraits dating from the early 19th century to the Second World War. This book offers anecdotes and insights into the personalities of both the artists and their patrons, providing a panorama of the settings in which the portraits were created, from French chateaux and English country houses to American mansions and Russian palaces.
Carmen Sylva
Fille des contrées du Rhin chantées et dessinées par Victor Hugo, héritière d'un Heine si populaire en France, plongeant par ses ancêtres dans le glorieux Moyen Age féodal du Saint Empire, Carmen Sylva (1843-1916) plut aux Français par son charme, sa forte personnalité et le royaume lointain et latin sur lequel elle régnait à côté de son époux. Son art de la pose, son appel au génie de la forêt, dont elle a habilement revêtu le nom latin, font d'elle l'inspiratrice de Debussy, Gallée et Van Gogh. Elle fascine Pierre Loti, toujours en quête d'exotisme et d'émotions esthétiques en Sarah Bernhardt royale des Bouches du Danube, supportant difficilement une couronne trop neuv...
Carmen Sylva: Königin Elisabeth von Rumänien - eine rheinische Prinzessin auf Rumäniens Thron
„Eine großzügigere Frau hat es niemals gegeben. Sie war bereit, ihren letzten Pfennig zu teilen, ihren eigenen Mantel auszuziehen, um Schmerzen zu lindern oder einen Bittenden zufrieden zu stellen, aber durch diese grenzenlose Großzügigkeit zu allen Menschen war sie eine leichte Beute für Hochstapler. Trotz meiner kritischen Haltung ihr gegenüber in meiner Jugend erkenne ich heute, dass ich viel von der dichtenden Königin gelernt habe. Sie war ein glänzendes Beispiel an Liebenswürdigkeit, perfekten Manieren und Großzügigkeit. Aunty dachte immer an andere, arbeitete für andere, und wenn manchmal ihre Liebenswürdigkeit stereotyp und ihre Freuden- und Dankesausrufe eher künstlic...
Portraits de société
Histoire du portrait mondain du début du XIXe siècle à la Seconde Guerre mondiale et des peintres qui se sont fait connaître par leurs portraits de membres de l'aristocratie, de la grande bourgeoisie et des milieux artistiques.
Carmen Sylva
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Tiara
The tiara has played a glittering role in the lives of the elegant and extravagantfrom the doe-eyed Audrey Hepburn in the film classic Roman Holiday to generations of England's royal family—representing the height of sophisticated glamour. Worn for centuries by nobility and high society, tiaras are enjoying renewed popularity among today's movie stars and modern brides. Created in conjunction with an exhibition of tiaras at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this magnificent volume showcases more than 75 of the world's most exquisite tiaras adorned with everything from delicate feathers to ornately decorated, gold fleur-di-lis scrollwork set in diamonds, pearls, and sapphires. An essay by Diana Scarisbrick, curator of the exhibition, traces the tiara's history, and dozens of photographs show tiaras worn by Russian princesses, British royalty, American socialites, and many others. Taking a lighter, popular culture approach to a traditionally high fashion subject, Tiara will delight aficionados as well as those less familiar with the tiara's artistry, who will be astonished by the array of styles, shapes, and showstoppers from around the world.
