Date of Award
Spring 4-22-2022
Document Type
Honors Project
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art and Art History
Department Chair or Program Director
McMillan, Jon
First Advisor
Dreiss, Joseph
Major or Concentration
Art History
Abstract
The reign of Louis XV of France was spectacular in its advancement of the Late Rococo period due to the patronage of Madame de Pompadour, his head mistress from 1745-1764. Her upbringing as an educated woman in court would influence trends of Late Rococo that she would use to embellish her own public image. I seek to identify and explain the different elements of her court portraits and mythological portraits as a way to examine her roles as patron and mistress. Six portraits, three from each category of court and mythological, will be used as specific examples and to provide visual connections.
Recommended Citation
Glasco, Meredith, "Goddess of France, 1745-1764: Madame de Pompadour and the Rococo Traditions of 18th-Century French Portraiture" (2022). Student Research Submissions. 445.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/445