What kind of woman has such a big charm? She is Madame Pompidou! She was covered with "labels", the most obvious of which was that of a mistress, although madame Pompidou could not be on the table under eastern civilization, but under Western culture, she was free... (Another irreconcilability of Eastern and Western civilizations)
Although Madame Pompidou is full of labels, she cannot deny her personal charm, even the great literary hero Voltaire fell under her pomegranate skirt, Voltaire evaluated her: her soul is upright, her heart is fair, such a famous lady, it is rare in the world! (Ancient Chinese for Western use?) ）
What charm does this woman who is admired by Voltaire have to use her own strength to drive the trend of the entire era?
The story begins in the winter of 1721, (the Kangxi Emperor commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of his succession) distant Paris, France, wrapped in the plain yarn of the harsh winter, a humble family, ushered in a small life, a beautiful and cute little girl, but not many people are happy about her arrival, the little girl's father is fleeing abroad, if the daughter is the father's lover in the previous life, then how should a girl without a father grow up pitifully?
Fortunately, western infants have a tradition of baptism, and Catholic Orthodox Protestants will set up a male guardian for newborn girls to serve as protectors, godfathers!
The little girl was very lucky, her godfather was a wealthy businessman, acting decisively and competently, under the protection of this godfather, the little girl grew up safely, and because of this, this little girl grew up with some male style, and with the financial support of the rich godfather, the little girl received a good education! (Note: tutoring is the foundation of education) and beauty and wisdom coexist, known as a combination of beauty and talent!
The fortune teller prophesied: she would become the king's woman! It is generally difficult for people to go beyond the circle of their lives, so no one really praises this, but this little girl has planted the seed in her heart: I will win the heart of the king and rule the whole country! (Western Wu Zetian?!) ）
Fate has always been bumpy, but the little girl's godfather did not have such ambition and vision, he arranged for the girl to marry his nephew, who was a nobleman, and the little girl also became a noble lady, and at the same time the fortune was good, she got a mansion!
This is a happy marriage that outsiders look envious of, but no one can imagine that this marriage is just a stepping stone for girls to reach the peak of power...
The newlywed life is very happy (man) How can such a beautiful and talented wife not take out to visit relatives and friends like jewelry? At that time, it was popular to participate in salons, and girls were of course very happy! (Please recall the previous lesson: Salon)
The salon is usually hosted by an aristocratic woman, in that era when media books were not developed, the salon was a good platform to show themselves, that is, the high-end ball of the aristocratic circle, the salon always gathered a lot of musicians, novelists, painters, poets and even politicians, in the salon, the girls gradually got to know some nobles with their talents and looks, people also knew that there was such a beautiful and talented noble lady, and even the recognized great literary hero, the leader of the Enlightenment - Voltaire, was also fascinated by her...
The girl's reputation was like a breeze, blowing through the streets of Paris, and gradually King Louis XV could often smell the fragrant breeze...
In versailles, the gathering of the king's high-ranking officials and nobles is the top priority every day, in order to attract people's attention, the girls try their best to compete for glory, they all want to attract the king's eyes, as long as they can make the king look at it more, how much money can be dressed, must be different!
Luxury clothing jewelry cosmetics... That's it! (Female classmates have finally found the root of the chopping hand)
Europa civilization is different from Chinese civilization, Europe has no Confucius no etiquette no Cheng Zhu Lixue no men and women are not intimate, (the irreconcilable place of Eastern and Western civilizations) The women in that era were not married to stay at home, could not show their faces, noble girls have the freedom to communicate, the king is of course more free, want to see anyone, noble women to be looked up to by the king as glory! Their husbands even feel honorable, which we may sound incomprehensible, but those men really benefit themselves by making their wives lovers to the king: promotions and knighthoods, wealth to show off! (Incredible Ha)
Even if the mistress falls out of favor after a while, it is still a family record worthy of boasting?! (Well, subvert the three views)
Against this backdrop, the beautiful girl met Louis XV in a masquerade, after which the girl's carriage kept going in and out of versailles, and later, she announced her divorce! The woman who officially became king!
The king crowned the girl as "Marquis de Pompidou", at this time she was no longer her husband's wife, but a noble marquis... Everybody called her "Madame Pompidou."
Although the prophecy of the fortune teller has been fulfilled, the little girl's heart has not yet been fulfilled, and she has won the heart of the king and ruled the whole country! Madame de Pompidou knew very well that as a mistress of the king who ate youth, it was not enough to be born beautiful, at least she had to dress up fashionably, if even the most beautiful woman in versailles could not lead the fashion
So what reason does the king have for looking up to you?
Madame de Pompidou came from a humble background and was despised in the palace, (the Western version of the court drama) but the girl was very wise and quickly turned the situation around.
The most powerful person in the palace besides the king is the queen, and Madame Pompidou, when she was the most favored, had great respect for the queen who had fallen out of favor for a long time, and specially asked someone to decorate the queen's old bedchamber, so that the queen had nothing to say even if she did not like her in her heart.
Madame Pompidou then used her ability to form salons, organize social circles in Versailles, expand her influence, and soon she became a fashion icon of the palace!
Madame Pompidou invented a new hairstyle "Pompidou hairstyle", today we can still see this hairstyle - the head of the plane, the hair on the forehead is fluffy up and combed back, represented by the "Elvis Presley" in the past century, until the current movie star Chen Kun, many girls also like this fashion, because the hair on the forehead can be raised to elongate the face shape, appear the tip of the face.
A hairstyle created three hundred years ago is still popular today?! It can be seen how sensitive and driven this woman is to fashion! The old paintings will last forever!
Boucher's Madame Pompidou is like a Barbie doll... However, whether it is a hairstyle or a face, if a woman just stays in dressing herself and wants to control her own destiny, it is doomed to be red and thin! It is even more impossible to become a famous art promoter for hundreds of years!
Madame Pompidou's ambitions are more than that, dress yourself up, where is the portrait of the photo? She quickly promoted the Pompidou style to all aspects of architectural decoration utensils and clothing...
She bought an obscure porcelain factory, moved to the vicinity of Severre's house, renamed it "Severre Porcelain Factory", she personally directed the design and creation of the porcelain factory, and it quickly became a success (??? ）
Porcelain is a product of China, Europe did not master the production technology of fired porcelain until the eighteenth century, porcelain is hard and brittle, Chinese porcelain is made of kaolin, France can not find this soil, it uses local soil to make a relatively soft porcelain, which is a ceramic containing glass raw materials, much softer than our porcelain, and the color is very distinctive, pink tender blue emerald green ... Decorating various life patterns, they were soon recognized by the upper class, who liked the color and pattern too much, especially pink, and became the signature of the Severus porcelain factory! It has also become a symbol of fashion and elegance throughout France! The nobles were proud to have Severre porcelain at home!
In the porcelain of the Qing Dynasty, we can still see a few pieces of porcelain that are particularly different from those we are familiar with, that is, imported from France at that time. This is one of the artistic contributions made by Madame de Pompidou.
Madame de Pompidou also rebuilt the Palais des Des Faux, and with her financial power and feelings for art, she vigorously promoted the development of art in France, in addition to portraits of architectural costumes and porcelain, she also published encyclopedias! (Books were born for women!) Under the influence of Madame de Pompidou, French literature and art flourished unprecedentedly, and Rococo art reached its peak!
Madame de Pompidou died of illness in 1764 at the age of 42, and her only daughter died prematurely, with no offspring.
Rococo art in the hands of Madame Pompidou, from the aristocratic plaything taste, to an artistic milestone imprint, today, how should we evaluate Rococo? Erotic frivolous luxury?
I think that each stage has the limitations of time and space, and erotic pleasure is an inevitable appearance when it first accepts prosperity, and this inevitable also hides negative hidden dangers! Who's luxurizing? Who's having fun?! When the magnates cannot restrain their chatter about their pleasures, the people will rise up and rebel! Voltaires, who were infatuated with Madame de Pompidou, also promoted the revolution of the new era!
An irresistible revolution – the French Revolution!