Public Parks; Private Gardens: Paris to Provence at The Met
What a wonderful way to celebrate Spring and Summer in New York, telling the story about the role parks and gardens have played in the evolution of modern life
Versailles
Versailles: TV Series – The Sun King, a Rock Star Celebrity
One of the raunchiest TV dramas for BBC 2, VERSAILLES, created by a British-Franco Canadian consortium, portrays the Sun King Louis XIV as a rock star celebrity
All That Glitters – A Little Light In The Darkness Of Winter
J’adore Metallics, Sequins and Beading, I just gravitate towards them, especially those by Schiaparelli, says Jo Bayley, as she gears up for the next big trend!
Provence: Country Style Pt 3 – Tres Chic, Indiennes
Among the cargoes brought into Marseilles in Provence during the mid seventeenth century were desirable cotton prints from India, which captured the imagination
Apollo – The God Mortal Beauty Chased in Heaven and on Earth
Apollo was one of the favoured of the twelve Olympian Gods, about light and truth and meant to inspire us daily to be the very best we can all endeavour to be
Love Jewellery – Restoration to Revolution Pt 2
Charles II on his Restoration to the English throne gave himself up completely to luxury adorning himself with sumptuous textiles and jewels
King Louis XIV and the Chateau of the Sun King at Versailles
Despite all the work Louis XIV was to complete at Versailles in his own time it was called le Chateau, which means a Gentleman’s seat never palace, as it became
Gardener of Kings, King of Gardeners
The scale and magnificence of French garden design during Louis XIV’s reign was represented by his chateau at Versailles. It became the model for Europe, if not the whole world at that time, in all the arts. The gardens of Versailles with their parterres, pools, sculptures and groves formed a…
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV (1838 – 1715) was known for being dignified, gracious, exquisitely polite and never blamed his generals for a defeat. His reign 1661 – 1715 was of incomparable brilliance. French art and literature flourished and artisans, included the celebrated playwright Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliére (1622-1673), dramatists Pierre Corneille (1606-84)…