Lavishly Illustrated Lecture at UCLA Includes Visit to Getty
French royal mistresses had a number of perks – and one of them was the influence they wielded in the design of great French palaces.
This is the intriguing topic on which Eleanor Schrader Schapa – an award-winning Beverly Hills architectural and interior design historian and consultant – will give a lecture and lavish slide presentation Saturday, April 27, 2013 at UCLA Extension.
“The Role of the Royal Mistress in the Design of Great French Palaces” will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., beginning with a three-hour lecture, followed by a lunch break and a tour of French furniture collections at The Getty Museum.
“A taste for elegance and luxurious refinement created a world in which royal mistresses had at their disposal the best of their country’s painters and decorative artists to embellish their kings’ palaces and various residences,” Schrader said. “The collections amassed by the royal mistresses were made possible by their acknowledged position, which conferred almost unlimited spending power.
“I’ll be talking about the fascinating lives of influential mistresses such as Madame du Pompadour and Madame du Barry within the social and political surroundings of court life,” she said.
Schrader is an award-winning architectural and interior design historian and consultant who lectures worldwide on the history of architecture, interiors, furniture, and decorative arts. She has been named a Distinguished Instructor by UCLA Extension, where she teaches the history of architecture and interior design. She has served as a Design Review Commissioner for the City of Beverly Hills, and she is a member of the boards of directors of the Beverly Hills Historical Society, John Lautner Foundation and Malibu Adamson House Foundation. Her radio show on design airs on VoiceAmerica.
The presentation will be held at the UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center, 10920 Lindbrook Dr., Westwood. Click here to register. SOLD OUT!
