This book recasts the import of Mme de Pompadour as a political and artistic patron at the court of Versailles in mid-eighteenth centery France. Pompadours visual record is lush and the memoirs; diaries; correspondence; and political records are fecund examples of the weight she carried. In them she dazzles and impresses; offering both a passionate and intellectual view of the tumult that characterized pre-revolutionary France. This extensive body of evidence supports the argument that her place on the balance sheet has been overlooked. We find Pompadour simultaneously in multiple spheres of influence including the political arena; the Frence Academy of Painting and Sculpture and the larger art public; and; finally; within the Enlightenment; advocating the ideas expressed by its principal proponents. In 1745 Pompadour reigned as the new Favorite of Louis XV and kept company with him as a mistress for nearly five years. She was beset by physical infirmities and exhausted by the kings insatiable appetite. Pompadour instituted a striking transition in 1750 from mistress to friend; effecting and iconographical rehabilitation and positioning herself as an indispensable power broker within political and cultural spheres until her death in 1764. This book stimulates the audience to sit up and take notice of Pompadours worth and measure. She is a fabulously engaging and magnetic individual whose particular influence contributed to the shifting landscape of France inching slowly toward revolution. This work overturns prevailing views of Pompadours detractors who blind us to her import as an agent; not an object of change. Here we find a nuanced image of Pompadour through a careful examination og archival and printed sources and the art that she patronized; collectively revealing the charismatic breadth of her contributions. As she declared unapologetically; I am stubborn in the service of the King and I wont hold back in anything. The historical timeline of France from 1745 to 1764 bears the unforgettable imprint and face of Pompadour.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerGreat book!1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not what I expectedBy lehI bought this for my dad so he could stroll down memory lane. Needed a lot more photographs.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An excellent visual and textual guide to Youngstowns past (and potential)By Letter AI purchased Lost Youngstown as a gift for my mom this past Easter. She grew up on Youngstowns North Side and remembers vividly many of the locations that Sean Posey documents in his book. Each chapter pairs clear descriptions and recollections of the citys industrial centers. clubs and bars. and neighborhoods. The photographs - most by the author himself - are vivid and haunting in both their content and sequence. An image of the Newport Theater shortly after opening is followed by a shot of the location in present day in which the Newport has been replaced by a Burger King. Poseys message is clear without being preachy: in the face of rapidly growing homogenization. our cultural histories are of enormous worth and must be preserved and drawn from as our urban centers and surrounding suburbs continue to change.As someone who was born well after the crippling decline of industry in Youngstown. Lost Youngstown has helped me to connect with both my family and my citys history. Highly recommended. See also Steeltown USA: Work and Memory in Youngstown by Sherry Linkon and John Russo and. if you have Italian family from Brier Hill as I do. check out both of Tony Trolios books about the Hill.
