Marie-Antoinette as an example of elegance and extravagance.Rococo the period of the gallantry.
Marie-Antoinette as Dauphine and as Queen of France.
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Extravagance of clothes and hairstyles during the rococo period.
France 18th century.
Female costumes of the rococo. Fashions from the first period of the government of Louis XVI. Extravagance of clothes and hairstyles.
Hairstyles, hats and caps. Reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
France 18th century. Fashions from the second half of the government of Louis XVI. Hairstyles. Hats and caps. The Déshabillés.
HAIRSTYLES. – HATS AND CAPS. THE DESHABILLÉS.
The Doge of Venice from the 9th to the 16th century. Officials.
The Doge of Venice from the 9th to the 16th century. State regalia. Officials. Jewish merchant of the 14th century.
Venetian courtesan. Transportation. Gondolas. Italy. End of 16th c.
Italy. Traditional costumes from the end of the 16th century. Venetian women. Luxury of the Venetian courtesan. Transportation. Pack animals, Gondolas.
Egypt. Gods and Goddesses. Pharaos and Queens. The double crown.
Egypt. Hieratic paintings from Egypt and Nubia. Gods and Goddesses. Pharaos and Queens. The Schenti. The Klaft, Khat or Nemes headscarf. The Egyptian double crown. The Atef.
Egyptian and Asian chariots. Warfare, Weapons. Different Nations.
Egyptian and Asian chariots. Warfare. Arming of the various ancient Near Eastern peoples. Egyptian chariots lined up in a line on the battlefields.
The bourgeoisie and the lower classes under Louis XV.
France Rococo 18th century. The Casaquin, pet-en-l’air or Caraco. Costumes of the nobility. The bourgeoisie and the lower classes under Louis XV. Historical figures and fashion types.
Female fashions in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. Italian Renaissance.
Renaissance. Italian and Dutch types. Female fashions in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The coloring of the hair in Venice.
Victorian Era. Three fine specimens of the modern shoemaker’s craft.
Victorian Era. Shoemaker’s craft. The cordonnier artist (shoemaker, cobbler) has apparently considered his lines as carefully as the best of yacht builders.