Musée Cognacq-Jay
Paris
Exhibition
Revealing the Feminine. Fashion and Appearances in the 18th Century
At the Musée Cognacq-Jay, Revealing the Feminine. Fashion and Appearances in the 18th Century explores how clothing, portraiture and social staging produce images of femininity. Presented from March 25 to September 20, 2026 in collaboration with the Palais Galliera, the exhibition brings together portraits, gallant sc...
Paris
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25 March 2026 to 20 September 2026
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At the Musée Cognacq-Jay, Revealing the Feminine. Fashion and Appearances in the 18th Century explores how clothing, portraiture and social staging produce images of femininity. Presented from March 25 to September 20, 2026 in collaboration with the Palais Galliera, the exhibition brings together portraits, gallant sc...
At the Musée Cognacq-Jay, portraits, gallant scenes and historic textiles illuminate the codes of femininity, French refinement and their social uses in the 18th century.
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On Expo Paris, Revealing the Feminine. Fashion and Appearances in the 18th Century is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée Cognacq-Jay, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to Rococo.
For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
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To see how fashion becomes a social language in 18th-century painting. The dialogue with the Palais Galliera enriches the route through the presence of historic textile pieces. The works make it possible to observe the codes of refinement without separating t...
["Collaboration with the Palais Galliera","Portraits, gallant scenes and historic textile pieces","Works by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jean-Marc Nattier, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun","Focus on t...
["Collaboration with the Palais Galliera","Portraits, gallant scenes and historic textile pieces","Works by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jean-Marc Nattier, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun","Focus on the French style that...
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Visit description
At the Musée Cognacq-Jay, Revealing the Feminine. Fashion and Appearances in the 18th Century explores how clothing, portraiture and social staging produce images of femininity. Presented from March 25 to September 20, 2026 in collaboration with the Palais Galliera, the exhibition brings together portraits, gallant sc.
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To see how fashion becomes a social language in 18th-century painting. The dialogue with the Palais Galliera enriches the route through the presence of historic textile pieces. The works make it possible to observe the codes of refinement without separating t.
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On Expo Paris, Revealing the Feminine. Fashion and Appearances in the 18th Century is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée Cognacq-Jay, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to Rococo.
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For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
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Movement: Rococo.
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