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Fit for a queen.(Report from Europe)(Marie Antoinette)(Brief Article)
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November 1, 2005|
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This month marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Marie Antoinette. An Austrian princess, she became queen of France at the age of nineteen. Personally she was charming, politically she was a meddler, and her way of life was famously extravagant. It is this last aspect that is being examined in two exhibitions.
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The first, and larger one, is at the Musee des Arts decoratifs in Bordeaux. Entitled Marie Antoinette at Versailles: The Taste of a Queen, it is on view until January 30, 2006. Many objects made for the queen have been ...
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