"Classic moments" No. 70: Under the Pompadour staircase

2022-09-27T16:06:01.035Z

The women who made Versailles also made the history of French music. Louis XV's favorite was no exception.

Dear subscribers,

Last week, we were talking about the musical legacy left by

Elizabeth II

But sovereigns rarely reign alone over the arts.

And it is not rare to find in their shade some eminence, whether it is of body of church, state or quite simply of heart, without which the musical history could have taken a very different course.

Our own history is full of examples.

And if we often attribute to the figure of

Louis XIV

the role of great organizer of the arts in our country, we would be very wrong to underestimate the role that could play, in his wake, the many women who made Versailles.

Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson

is those.

The one we know better under her title of

Marquise de Pompadour

has largely contributed to the construction of what is called everywhere, with respect, the “French taste.

» A taste that does not stop at fashion or the decorative arts and goes far beyond the mere evocation of « pink Pompadour.

» From the

Encyclopedia

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 94% left to discover.

Cultivating your freedom is cultivating your curiosity.

Keep reading your article for €0.99 for the first month