The Queen's Bedchamber, The Queen's Suite (Grand Appartement de la Reine) Artist: Unknown

The Queen's Bedchamber, The Queen's Suite (Grand Appartement de la Reine), Chateau de Versailles, France. The Rococo-style woodwork, as well as the ceiling painting by François Boucher (1703-1770) were commissioned around 1730 by Louis XV in order to please his wife, Maria Leszczinska. Marie-Antoinette found this terribly old-fashioned, and decided to replace all the furnishings, notably commissioning silk hangings woven in patterns of lilacs and peacock feathers, garnishing the alcove and the enormous four-poster bed (restored in 1976).

ID

AKG4908692

Credit line

Heritage-Images / Art Media / akg-images

Collection

Heritage Images

Time period

18th century

Topic

Architecture

Photographer (Male)

Gold

Palace

Bedroom

Interior Design

Boudoir

Candlestick

Richness

Luxury

Lighting

Extravagance

Decoration

Metaphor

Hanging (Execution)

Building

Room

Balustrade

Color

Location

France

Versailles

Person

Francois Boucher

Boucher

High

3697 × 4729 (50.0 MB) 31.3 cm × 40.0 cm @ 300 dpi