Remember the ladies and include the men.
Marie Antoinette and Children, also called Marie Antoinette of Lorraine-Habsburg, Queen of France, and Her Children, was painted by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun in 1787 and is still used quite a bit in teaching about the French Revolution time period and Marie Antoinette herself. While I’ve always appreciated it as a great art piece, I … Read more
The queen’s name is precious to me. Louis XVI My tenth grade word history book inferred Marie Antoinette was a careless spender. A novel I read in college portrayed her as a loose woman. Of course that’s been years, and through surprising study and realizations, I came to discover that the messages those writers conveyed … Read more
Life would be a dark place if it weren’t for music. But thanks to creators of music, my world is a happier place. I’m indebted to so many but I have to say there are some standouts that paved the way for my love of music. Maria Anna Mozart, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Jane Bastien, … Read more