Decorative Exhibition
Decorative ExhibitionMuseum of Fine Arts Antoine Lécuyer
Saint-Quentin
Maurice Quentin de La Tour's pastel portraits will stop you in your tracks. These 18th-century faces feel startlingly alive: every silk gown, powdered wig, and knowing glance rendered in chalk with almost photographic precision.
Master pastel portraits
Intimate art experience
18th-century French art
Hidden gem museum
Tips
🎨"how did he get all those nuanced colors and transparency out of chalk!!?!"
🕯️pastels are light-sensitive, so rooms stay dim
🏛️also browse the cabinet of curiosities
Museum of Fine Arts Antoine Lécuyer
Saint-QuentinOpens Saturday at 10:30 AM
Decorative ExhibitionDecorative ExhibitionMaurice Quentin de La Tour's pastel portraits will stop you in your tracks. These 18th-century faces feel startlingly alive: every silk gown, powdered wig, and knowing glance rendered in chalk with almost photographic precision.
Master pastel portraits
Intimate art experience
18th-century French art
Hidden gem museum
Tips
🎨"how did he get all those nuanced colors and transparency out of chalk!!?!"
🕯️pastels are light-sensitive, so rooms stay dim
🏛️also browse the cabinet of curiosities