, which turns an expressionless profile towardsthe spectator, is concerned with anything morethan its one \ital preoccupation that of holdingthe favor of her royal lover. Of the true Pompadour the studies tor theportrait in the Saint-Quentin collection presentthe uncompromising \erit>. In these… … si I [>\ ol l> U I Ml.l HIM IN Dl LA TOUR elegance and art degraded by itsimpossible task—that of amusingthe king and thus holding her position in the world.The pastels in the Saint-Quentm collection areunequal in importance, in their dimensions, theirfinish, their state ol preservation. Some…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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