Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Aldrich Peck.
*Credit as below.
*Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
All images: © 2011 Museum Associates/ LACMA, Licensed by Art Resource, NY
Picture it: 18th-century Paris. It’s the height of the ornate and playful Rococo period and France’s capital is considered the tastemaker of the western world. See it all for yourself. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, mark your calendar and head to the Getty Center’s exhibit, Paris: Life and Luxury, April 26–August 7.
Experience the lifestyle of elite Parisians during the mid-1700s as you wander through thoughtfully curated rooms featuring fashions, paintings, sculptures and the day-to-day objects of Paris’ upper echelon.
Roughly 160 pieces from museums and private collections the world over culminate to bring you into the grand homes and daily life of Europe’s cultural epicenter.
More info at The Getty Center Los Angeles.