We are walking the halls of a Grande Maison, outside the birds chirp playfully and in the distance we hear the delightful sounds of music, specifically a spinet, (type of harpsichord) echoing down the sumptuous corridors. We enter a ROOM and ensconced behind a grand door we come across Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Her gaze is one of bemusement, not irritation at being disturbed and the slight smile on her face suggests that she is more than happy at showing off her mastery of the instrument. She has paused at our arrival, one hand rests after a playing a note and the other is about to turn the page in her music book to continue the melody. She is bathed in the warm natural light coming in through an unseen window off to the left and its rays add sheen to the rich sumptuous nature of furnishings and the dress that she wears. Her skin is almost alabaster in tone, is this natural or is this part of the makeup, especially powdering, that fashionable ladies wore in the late 18th century? Her hair while tight on her head does partially flow down her back and the way her curls sit at her back suggests a breeze wafting though the room as she plays. The hand that turns the pages of her music book appears to have the appearance of movement rather than a posed position. Behind her are various paintings adorning her music room and one can imagine that the paintings extend floor to ceiling knowing her extravagant tastes. She is obviously enjoying her life and little does she know what tragic events would ever so soon change her and the destiny of France forever. There is much about Marie Antoinette we can only speculate upon. One view paints her as a carefree and indulgent Queen who could care less about what went on outside her immediate view. But there are others who suggest that her nature was one of ignorance by her enclosed life at court and by decree that shielded her from the outside, hence her ignorance of the world around her. Sort of an “out of sight, out of mind” mentality beyond her control. Whatever her true nature was, this painting captures a time and place of opulence and decoration as suggested by the grandeur of her figure and the room she sits in. The artist, Franz Xaver Wagenschon specialized in painting portraiture of the nobility of the time. He did a number of works of the children of the Austrian royal family, most notably its famous daughter, Marie Antoinette. In later years he produced religious allegorical works that had a distinct, early baroque flavour to them. Not much else is known about this artist as information is not very forthcoming, but in this particular work, the style and execution of the painting certainly captures a moment of this grand and beautiful era.
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