Opening on April 26 at the J. Paul Getty Museum, the exhibition Paris: Life and Luxury re-imagines, through art and material culture, the complex and nuanced lifestyle of elite 18th-century Parisians who made their city the fashionable and cultural epicenter of Europe.
Evoking the elegant, prosperous world of Rococo Paris, this major exhibition brings to life daily activities that took place inside a Parisian townhouse. Through constellations of art and related artifacts, the exhibition follows the conventional activities in the cycle of a Parisian day, such as dressing, writing, collecting, eating, and evening entertainment. Featuring approximately 160 objects, half of which will be on loan from various museums and private collections around the world, the exhibition will include a wide range of paintings, sculpture, furniture, musical instruments, clocks and books.
Here are some of the most exquisite pieces from the exhibition
Paris: Life and Luxury
Francois Boucher, The Milliner, 1746
@Erik Cornelius - Hans Thorwid
Francois-Hubert Drouais, Portrait of the Marquise d'Aguirandes, 1759
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
Jean-Francois de Troy, Before the Ball, 1735
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Still Life with a Rifle, Hare, and Bird ("Fire"), 1720
@Erik Cornelius - Hans Thorwid
Francois Boucher, Lady Fastening Her Garter, also known as La Toilette, 1742
@Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Nicolas Lancret, Four Times of the Day: Afternoon, 1739-1741
@The National Gallery, London
Hangings for a Bad (lit a la duchesse), about 1690-1715
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Jean-Francois Oeben, Mechanical Reading Writing, and Toilette Table, about 1750
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Jean Romilly, Clock on Bracket ( cartel sur une console), about 1758
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Paris: Life and Luxury, April 26 - August 7, 2011
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