J. Paul Getty Museum Marie-Antoinette - J. Paul Getty Museum History Book

Explore the public and private life of one of history's most famous queens with this work from the J. Paul Getty Museum. Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) remains a subject of fascination for historians, writers, and filmmakers over two centuries after her death. This book examines her role as a symbol of the excesses of the eighteenth-century French aristocracy, which helped lead to the dissolution of the monarchy. Read about her life as a glamorous arbiter of fashion and a patron of the arts within the French court. The narrative contrasts her great material privileges with her tragic end on the scaffold. This volume provides an intimate look at a woman whose legacy continues to spark popular imagination through her complex history and cultural impact.