File: Madame Du Barry's apartment

A place to live

Too often, the gaze on the Palace of Versailles boils down to a succession of ceremonial rooms and places of representation. too frequently, the look on the Palace of Versailles boils down to a succession of ceremonial rooms and places of representation.It is sometimes forgotten that it was above all a living space, where the daily lives of the members of the Court had to deal with the rhythm imposed by etiquette and the obligations associated with it. Madame Du Barry is no exception to this rule. Her apartment, where everything had been decorated with care, always at the forefront of progress and furnished according to the latest trends, had first been designed as a set of practical rooms, to make her feel as good as possible, but above all Louis XV had to be able to access his apartment quickly.

Summary:

Versailles and I

Adrien Goetz: "Few places allow escape and dreams to such an extent"

On the cover

Madame Du Barry's apartment at the Palace of Versailles

Everyday life

The small printing press of the young King Louis XV

At the castle

Winter between pleasures and constraints

Personalities

The Infanta Marie-Anne-Victoire the little fiancée of Louis XV

Portfolio

Louis XV Passions of a King

Ancien Régime

Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles the ambition of a mother

Object

"Portrait of the most beautiful" A portrait of Madame Du Barry by the Chevalier Dagoty

Report

The filming office an opening to the world

Event

The massacre of prisoners at Versailles, September 1792

Heritage

Admirable trees a living heritage

Langue : FR