Marie Antoinette and Marie Thérèse at Versailles by Heinrich Lossow
Introduction There’s unbearable poignancy in Heinrich Lossow’s “Marie Antoinette and Marie Thérèse at Versailles”—not because of what it shows, but because of what we know comes next. The painting depicts a peaceful domestic moment between France’s queen and her daughter in the gilded magnificence of Versailles. It’s tender, intimate, beautiful. And it’s doomed. Quick Facts: … Read more