Famous for her extravagance, Queen Marie-Antoinette is a controversial figure in French History. Embraced by her subjects as a teenager, admired first for her beauty and complexion, she was insulted by the time of the French Revolution, in 1789. Legend has it, this hatred found its beginnings in her frivolous taste for fashion and a certain scandal linked to a Necklace… What was the queen’s style then? What important tradesman and milliners supplied her with new trinkets or accessories and what is to be discover behind this lavish lifestyle?
In this conversation, L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific, School of Jewelry Arts, offers an intimate journey through Versailles and the Queen’s apartments, in order to grasp the extend of her ultimate elegance and her jewellery collection, now one of the most legendary in the world.
Speakers:
Laure Raibaut, Art History Teacher and Lecturer at L’ECOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
Mathilde Rondouin, Art History Teacher and Lecturer at L’ECOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
Date: Saturday, June 24, 2023
Conversation: 4:00pm–5:00pm
Language: English
Venue: Theatre, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
