Marie-Antoinette and the Last Garden at Versailles
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0847830683 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He is a landscape designer based in New York. Christian Duvernois is a member of the Friends of Versailles and has unprecedented access to the Versailles archives. . François Halard is a frequent photographer for American and French Vogue, World of Interiors, and House & Garden and the photographer of several books, including La Maison de Verre
"an enthralling look at the doomed Queen and her gardensHalard's haunting images capture the awesome splendor of this thoroughly unique place." The Peak of Chic"Francois Halard's photographs of the grounds, including the grotto, the Belvedere and the Queen's Theater, are the first to be published in book form since the recent restoration of the estate." France Magazine"Christian Duvernois and Francois Halard reveal the queen's softer sideshowcasing her house and gardens at Le Petit Trianon." Traditional Home"The author champions Marie-Antoinette, documenting the evolution of the queen and of the Petit Trianon.(which) has been lovingly restored and is presented here as the "Arcadian Idyll," seductively photographed by Francois Halard." Veranda"Flipping the page is like taking another step further in the glorious maze of the palace at Versailles." Romantic Homes"In his delightful book, landscape designer and historian Christian Duvernois notes that the passionate gardener can transform an ordinary piece of land into a sensitive portrait of an epoch and a major work of art." Town & Country
To escape the formalities and royal obligations of Louis XVI’s court, Marie-Antoinette created a private realm of pleasure for herself at the Petit Trianon and Hameau, where she planted the first Anglo-Chinese garden; created a trysting grotto; a working farm; and revolutionized architecture and gardening trends for the century to come. Marie-Antoinette has been idolized as the height of eighteenth-century French style and vilified as the spark that ignited the French Revolution. Marie-Antoinette’s entire private domain and its story are told in beautiful photographic detail by François Halard for the first time since its recent restoration and accompanied by well-researched texts by garden expert Christian Duvernois.. This book departs from such traditional interpretations of the infamous queen’s reign and chooses to reflect on the humanistic aspects of her private realm
"Breathtaking Photographs, Wonderful Garden/history Lesson" according to L. Stevens. If you are thinking of buying this book, buy it!!! You won't be disappointed. Beautiful, moody, evocative pictures. Amazing historical and biographical information. I have not visited Versailles, but plan to in the future. Now, after reading this book, I plan to spend enough time in MA's gardens to really appreciate how significant they are to the evolution of garden's of pleasure and what they say about the person who became a legend.I want to address the comments made by the previous post:1. The photographs in this book were take by an artist, at the very top of his field. If you have a love of home design you either know who F. Fascinating Journey through The Gardens of Versailles Thomas Randleman I have been to Versailles several times and visited the gardens surrounding the Trianons but nothing prepared me for the delight to be found in this fascinating book about the creation of the gardens in general, and specifically the design schemes and influence of Marie Antionette.One is able to follow the earliest forms of the gardens created by Louis XIV, Louis XV and Madame Pompadour, with concerns for the botanical collections and for "fastasical glades and bosquets" so popular during their eras, progressing on to the innovative design ideas brought about with the assistance of talented collaborators Marie Antionette gathered. "VERSAILLES THROUGH MARIE-ANTIONETTE" according to Shannon Deason. Marie-Antoinette is something of an enigma, some feel she is the misunderstood tragic heroine of the Ancient Regime and some feel she is that Austria wh*re, who may or my not have said, let them eat cake, and spent France into Revolution, I feel she is probably all of this and more. One thing is for certain, she held herself and her family in honor as she took the guillotine, she died with grace befiting her stature, even if those around her threw things at her and called her unspeakable things. As for this book, it is very good, the images are well presented, some in black and white, others in color, and the text is informative