Marie Antoinette exhibit traces the tastes and tragedy of a misunderstood queen

AP Worldstream | March 13, 2008| | Copyright

Condemned to death at the guillotine, a sleepless Marie Antoinette scrawled a farewell message to her son and daughter in her prayer book. "My eyes have no more tears to weep for you, my poor children; adieu, adieu!"

Was Marie Antoinette really the haughty, scatterbrained spendthrift she is often remembered as? A fascinating new exhibit in Paris uses artifacts and portraits to trace the life of a frivolous girl who became a patroness of the decorative arts and a loving mother.

Highlights of "Marie Antoinette," which opens Saturday at the Grand Palais, ...

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